50 years ago, 1 in 8 American adults was obese. Today that number is greater than 1 in 3. There has been an 800% increase in diabetes in the United States since 1960 with 14% of adults today suffering from the disease. Another 30% of the remaining adult population is predicted to contract diabetes during their lifetime.

These are the facts. Modern science certainly suggests that the proliferation of the Western diet, which can be broadly defined as highly-processed foods filled with added sugar, is highly to blame for our demise.

Who profits from our demise? The healthcare industry, for one, has greatly benefited – as an estimated $250 billion a year is spent on diet-related healthcare costs in the United States alone. Most apparently, “Big food” and its $30+ billion marketing machine has been the beneficiary. For decades, they have assumed little to no responsibility for selling food detrimental to our collective long term well-being. They maximize profits by selling products full of preservatives and cheap, added sugars that have long shelf lives. With our busy, modern lifestyles as a distraction, we have gotten away from eating whole foods as nature intended.

At SANS, our objective is to make it easy to consume whole and healthy foods – at home, work or on the go.