Americans As Misinformed About Their Diets As Everything Else

“Americans tend to give themselves high marks for healthy eating, but when we asked how many sugary drinks, fatty foods, and fruits and veggies they consumed, we found that their definition of healthy eating was questionable.”
 — Nancy Metcalf of Consumer Reports Health discusses a recent study showing that nine in ten Americans may be under the misguided impression that they are eating a healthful diet. These are presumably the same 9 in ten Americans who believe that they will someday be millionaires, that unions are destroying our economy and that “Mike & Molly represents the apogee of humor writing.