he dangers of fast food are well documented: Portions are often larger, and the food is generally high in calories and low in nutrients. Now, University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers have examined the eating habits of residents in Singapore and found new evidence that a diet heavy in fast food increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease” (School of Public Health, University of Minnesota). With the known dangers associated with fast food, consumers are looking for healthier alternatives in the quick-serve industry.
This is where Copper Branch powerfully makes its stand. We offer a 100% plant-based menu with a wide selection of meal choices suitable for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We support a diet that is focused on clean, nutrient-dense, and wholesome eating. “Research shows that diets centered on vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and legumes have the power to prevent, and sometimes even reverse, serious chronic diseases. In recent studies, plant-based diets have proven effective at reversing heart disease, boosting brain health, treating type 2 diabetes, reducing migraine pain, and leading to the most weight loss when compared to other diets. Plant-based diets can even help keep energy levels up and stress levels down” (Dr. Neal Barnard).
Major Health Trends
Health food trends have been extremely prominent in modern Western society. Studies demonstrating the importance of food on health are continuously being released and consumers have, more than ever, a conscious understanding of this relationship. Obesity and disease are of increasing medical concern, especially in more developed countries, where lack of physical fitness and unhealthy nutrition cause an increasing number of preventable deaths. Along with the major health-trends in the food industry, awareness of meat production’s environmental implications is also bringing more people to plant-based foods.
Food studies have ultimately proven the importance of food and diet on our health. It has become mainstream consumer knowledge that consuming more plant-based foods is extremely beneficial toward one’s health. More consumers than ever are following the trend of healthy eating and the demand for ‘healthy’ food products is explosive.