Show Little Bit Pudgy Stage to Bony and Muscled By Katy Hart Contributing Writer i i In recent years there has been a concern in personal health and diet habits Discoveries made in regard legard to the functioning of human body have brought about a general concern on how to keep them in shape If someone from the dark ages came to the twentieth century they would have thought all the thin women to be disgusting and poor They all tried to fatten their women up as a sign of wealth and prestige Today men and women alike push pull stuff and hide to get flat bodies and perfect muscles Frost and Sullivan international monitors in the medical industry for markets trends said that people are clinging to natural medicines vitamins vitamins vitamins vita vita- mins and supplements The markets for these areas are getting larger as health food health food trends get bigger Frost and Sullivan also said the largest market segment is the vitamin and mineral supplements whose sales in 1996 totaled 42 billion The markets for these foods and vitamins supplement are highly competitive and huge There is also a new kick to become thinner than healthy Actors today have moved out of the a little bit pudgy stage too being bony and muscled Many if the older leading characters like Bing Crosby and Doris Day may never have made it in today's Hollywood Today's world still has fast food chains but they are also moving into the sandwiches bagels and fruit juices Many restaurant menus now contain Tofu Burgers Steamed vegetables brown rice and then side menus of supplements that can be included Not just fast foods are involved it is now required to state the nutritional nutritional nutritional value of a product on a label that is easy to read The craze to eat healthy food and keep in shape like trends before could be here for ages ages Or might be gone tomorrow |