Are These Mistakes Keeping You From Eating Healthy?
No matter how much you know about healthy eating, it can be difficult to do it consistently. According to a recent AARP survey, nearly half of people over 40 are confident or somewhat sure about what they should be eating for optimal health. Only 18 percent think it’s easy to maintain a healthy diet, and 25 percent find it difficult.
However, the survey found a gap between knowledge and practical support, with 1 in 5 saying they need more reliable hints and tools to help them learn how to eat healthy, says Cheryl L. Lampkin, a senior research advisor at AARP Research.
Knowing how you should eat and doing it are not always the same thing, especially after age 50, says Grace Derocha, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Excerpted from AARP
