Prime-Time Nutrition

Although American consumers have available to them plentiful and widely diversified sources of food, they do not make wise food choices (27). Consequently, obesity, malnutrition, and dental decay are not uncommon characteristics of the American population (27). Physical disability, moreover, is not the only result of poor food choices and eating habits. Obesity, for instance, has profound psychological and social effects as well. The obese are often discriminated against; they find it difficult to gain social acceptance, and their chances of finding employment are greatly reduced.