 | The
obsession with slimmness persists,
along with its perverse side effects; |
| Many women simply put on weight
with age, even though they eat less; |
| Even though fat consumption has
been dropping over the last several years,
hydrogenated fat consumption remains excessive; |
| From adolescence on, women do
not consume adequate quantities of calcium; |
| For many women, the
distribution of protein throughout the day is clearly inadequate; |
| Consumption
of foods rich in zinc, magnesium, vitamin B6 and folic acid has not
reached satisfactory levels, which may well have an adverse effect on
the nervous and cardiovascular systems; |
| The lack of diatary fibre
remains acute and may well explain why constipation and diverticulitis
are more frequent after menopause; |
| The consumption of fruits and
vegetables rich in potassium is too low to prevent or alleviate the
problems of hypertension that often appear after age 50. |
