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Challenges to eating for health, given the considerable advantages of eating a healthy diet.

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What makes it so hard for so many people to follow these guidelines?

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Much of the problem is simply the inconvenience when you're hurrying through the train station and need

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to grab something on the go.

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There are countless quick, easy and less healthy options.

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The same is true at home.

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Eating well requires advanced planning, like baking recipes, making a grocery list, going to the

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grocery store and learning how to cook if we don't already know how.

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In contrast, highly processed options are often as easy as opening a bag.

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Convenience foods also tend to provide a triple head of fat, sugar and salt, which is a highly reinforcing

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combination.

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We face an uphill struggle if we intend to eat for health and can end up consuming foods that are mostly

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various shades often made from ingredients we don't recognize and cannot pronounce.

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If you're committed to eating better, make a plan for moving toward that goal based on the benefits

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of a healthy diet, including not just our mental health, but also better physical health and a longer

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life.

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That investment in our selves is one worth the effort.