NEW FOODS, NEW DIETS

In March 26, 1662, samuel pepys and his four friends had lunch at his home in London, England. they ate beef, cheese, two kinds of fish and six chickens. They didn't eat any fruits or vegetables. More than three hundred years ago, people in Europe ate differently from today. They looked different too. In famous paintings by Titian, Rubens, and other artists, people weren't slender; they were overweight. But people three hundred years ago thought ''How attractive!'' not ''How ugly!''
Today people are learning more about health. Peoplein North America and Europe are changing their way of eating. They are eating a lot of fruits and vegetables. Many of the vegetables are raw. They aren't cooked because cooking takes away some vitamins, such as vitamins A, B, and C. People are eating less sugar. They're not eating much red meat. They are drinking less cola and coffee. They're eating low-fat foods.
People these days want to be slender, not fat. Sometimes people in North America go a little crazy to lose pounds. Thousands of them join diet groups, go to special diet doctors, or spend a lot of money at diet centers. Each year Americans spend more than + 30 bilion on diets and diet products. Sometimes people lose weight fast, but they usually gain it back again. Almost 95 percent of all people gain back weight after a diet.
Diets are changing in many countries, but this isn't always good news. For example, the Japanese diet was very healthy for many years. People ate a lot of fish and vegetables. Now they're eatng more and more beef, sugar, and dairy products - ice cream and cheese. This seems similar to Samuel Pepys's party, doesn't it? The problem with this change in diet is easy to see. There is more sicknesssuch as heart disease. The changing diet isnot good for the health of the japanese people. Sometimes peoplego crazy over food.

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