I just read an online article in Food Consumer  (foodconsumer.org) that says  — Americans in their middle years, ages 40 to 74, are ditching healthy lifestyles.  They’re  drinking more, exercising less and gaining more weight than they were 18 years ago – even when they have high risk diseases like diabetes.

Following a healthy lifestyle, according to the Journal, includes being physically active, eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables, maintaining a healthy weight, using alcohol moderately and not smoking.

So what gives?  The article did not look at why people are exercising less and drinking more and I’m curious.

Could it be stress? Are people over worked or over scheduled?  Or ,as a Norfolk cardiologist recently pointed out to me, do they have an attitude of “hey doc, something is gonna kill me eventually.”

What do you think?  And what, if anything, would get you to trade  old habits for healthy ones?

Let me know.