She said that on the Internet, dot-com sites should be red flags. The government tries to regulate the Internet through monthly sweeps. Last month they caught 800 bogus sites and sent warnings of investigation out to them. In order to begin healthy eating habits, fats, sugars and salts need to be cut back. Fats coat the arteries and blood vessels, causing serious health complications that may need to be resolved via bypass surgeries.
Salt hardens the arteries and if taken in excess can cause hypertension, which leads to strokes.
The second step is to seek healthier alternatives. One way is to follow the food pyramid. According to the U.S. Department of Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ranges are given for those who are sedentary and consume about 1,600 calories and those who are more active and consume about 2,800 calories a day. One slice of bread, one cup of vegetables, one medium apple or orange, one cup of milk or a portion of meat equal to a deck of cards. Schulz said that people often flip the pyramid upside down and intake more of the group that is supposed to be taken sparingly.