5 Things You Didn’t Know About Jack LaLanne

To LaLanne, empty calories have been the enemy all along. "You girls are guilty of this because you are trying to watch your weight all the time and you're trying to eat low-calorie foods, but you're eating foods that are empty in the things that they should have," he said on one episode of The Jack LaLanne Show: [vodpod id=Video.2691867&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] This video is a powerful reminder that the right nutrition information has been out there for decades, and that our goal should always be good health over model-thinness. LaLanne has long attributed Americans' poor health, including chronic fatigue, excess weight and illness, in part to a steady diet of overly processed, nutrient-devoid foods.