Let’s Talk Health and Nutrition with Dr. H

The Merits of Healthy, Balanced Eating:                                                                 The Woes of an Inadequate Diet: The consumption of diets that are inadequate can lead to a number of adverse health effects over time.  Included in these consequences are physical fatigue but also 'mental fatigue' manifesting as poor decision making, negative changes in attitude, decreased reaction time, poor response to stressors and possible depression.   Regular consumption of high fat, high sugar, processed foods are, in particular, linked to further cravings of unhealthy food options since these foods are known to stimulate the dopamine centers of the brain that are associated with pleasure.  Hence, these unhealthy food choices can become highly addictive.  Worse is the fact that these sugary, proc...