“Shop with your Doc”: your shopping with a doctor in the USA
The U.S. is now managing “post-obesity” intelligently. In fact, since, generally, the overweight person does not always make the best choices in terms of food purchase, he will have the opportunity tobe helpedby a “relay person”.
For eight weeks and for three years now, information days allow obese people to develop appropriate know-how in terms of healthy food.
Overweight people under the influence
For obese subjects it is difficultto run errands that are adapted to their state of health and excess weight. They lock themselves into a vicious circle and consume industrial food, sugar and fat, fail to buy foods that contain fiber, etc. This is what Mr. Coutra explains from his “vegetable department” who believes that it is necessary to have constant attention in these department stores invaded by biscuits for the aperitif, chocolate, cakes … When in doubt, this mother of three buys yogurt and fruit. Thus, she thinks she is less wrong and makes a fairer choice.
Anyway, it is clear that to eat properlyyou have to spend more money for the same basket. Organic food is much more expensive than that which comes out of the agri-food industries, especially since in the USA the ingredients of “junk food” such as maize and soy, are subsidized.
A “Shop with your Doc” program
What could be better for all those who are hesitant about the diverse range of food products to shop with a doctor? It is a network of various hospitals that offer special support since nutritionists and doctors ensure a state of health during daily meals to the obese. Since one-third of Americans are affected, the network develops common sense to help the poorest choose products that are healthier for their health.
Let’s take the example of Sarah, who is one of these “relay people” and teaches whoever wishes, through sound advice and adapted recipes, to put vegetables back in their rightful place in the diet. Why not make cauliflower purees instead of potatoes? And why not drink sparkling water at the table instead of sodas? According to the WHO, more than 30% of the U.S. population is obese. In California, this percentage drops to less than 25% but in Orange County, six out of ten adults are overweight.
Nutritionists employed in supermarkets
Richard Afable, who organizes these informative days, specifies that the bad alternatives of choice in food stores are part of one of the causes of overweight. One of the hospital groups offers a team of five people in a department store in Orange County. One of them takes blood pressure and dispenses her recommendations. Others roam the shelves and one distributes samples and additional information brochures. However, the goal of this team is to make overweight people absolutelyautonomousso that they cook themselves. Knowing how to read labelling is just as fundamental. And then there’s the management of food allergies and a certain taste to develop regarding fruits and vegetables.
In fact, the American journalist Mark Bittman, a member of the Union of Worried Scientists, explains in essence that the important thing is to ensure a food guarantee for each inhabitant by granting him a minimum income for the purchase ofhealthy and local food.
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.