There is sad epidemic going on in the United States and around the world AND SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE…
According the US surgeon general weight problems have reached epidemic levels
Nearly one-third of all adults are now classified as obese.
And its the leading cause of preventable death
There are over 1 billion Overweight people worldwide
and its estimated that over 86% of our population will be overweight by the year 2030
In addition, the percentage of children who are overweight continues to increase. the way its looking and not trying to be negative here but based on figures due to the rapid rise in weight gain today’s youth may live shorter lives then their parents.
The sad thing is that we pay for this silent killer, we condone this epidemic.
We sit and watch as it kills our family, our kids our friends.
More than 1/3 of commercials targeting kids are for candy & snacks
Us companies spend over 15 BILLION a year marketing FAT to kids!
And then we as adults we spend over 110 billion on fast food each year… this is up from 3 billion in 1972
Now pardon me if you hear passion in my writing but all these figures I just mentioned are alarming its our future can you imagine over 1 billion overweight people worldwide by the year 2030 and then we complain about the cost of insurance going up but its are own fault for allowing commercial to influences us, for not educating ourselves, and for not eating properly, for being a couch potato, for not going for a walk, for being gluttons…
As it is Weight related problems kill more people in America Than tobacco products ; drugs or alcohol
There is a new report released on November 5th of this year – by the American Institute for Cancer Research and it says there are over 100 THOUSAND new cases of cancer that are caused by obesity each year. With one third of Americans overweight, the study sheds disconcerting light on the health of the nation. And it goes on to read … The cancers most closely linked to excess weight are breast, endometrial,, esophageal , kidney, colorectal, pancreatic, and gallbladder. The best way to lower your risk of cancer is to lose weight, exercise and eat a healthy diet.
Here is another report for you….
Besides cancer there are other Health Consequences of being OVERWEIGHT weather you are slightly overweight the risks for the following conditions also increases:1
Type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
High levels of triglycerides)
Liver and Gallbladder disease
Stroke
Coronary heart disease
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)
For women you have Gynecological problems (abnormal menses, infertility)
And for men the dreaded decease of Erectile Dysfunction which sometimes ends up also killing a relationship
The health cost from weight related problems jumped by over 37% over the past decade
Up FROM $74 billion in 1988 to approximately $147 billion today
These figures are shocking….
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