Showing posts with label obesity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label obesity. Show all posts
Monday, January 3, 2011
The Skinny Rules, Pre-sale!!!
You can buy a copy of The Skinny Rules! It's available now for pre-sale from amazon.com!! It will come just in time to give you a boost this Spring to get you ready for bathing suit season.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
If trends continue & 5 simple steps to reverse the trend
If trends of past 3 decades continue, every American adult could be at least mildly overweight by 2048, according to a study in the journal of Obesity. What's even more scary is that the study predicts that health care costs related to excess pounds could reach $957 billion by 2030. YIKES!
Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26058862/
Enough doom and gloom! Here are 5 simple steps to reverse the trend:
1. Have a glass of fat free or low fat milk at every meal! (just 8-ounces will do)
2. Snack on fresh produce like: apples, bananas, carrots, (my favorite) mango, or cucumbers!
3. Sip mostly water all day!
4. Have dinner together as a family, even if it's something quick like PB & J (on whole wheat bread), carrots, & fruit salad! (Don't forget step #1, see above)
5. Get MOVING! Do sit ups or leg lunges during tv commercials, go for a walk, take a bike ride... no excuses!
Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26058862/
Enough doom and gloom! Here are 5 simple steps to reverse the trend:
1. Have a glass of fat free or low fat milk at every meal! (just 8-ounces will do)
2. Snack on fresh produce like: apples, bananas, carrots, (my favorite) mango, or cucumbers!
3. Sip mostly water all day!
4. Have dinner together as a family, even if it's something quick like PB & J (on whole wheat bread), carrots, & fruit salad! (Don't forget step #1, see above)
5. Get MOVING! Do sit ups or leg lunges during tv commercials, go for a walk, take a bike ride... no excuses!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Shocking Obesity Statistic
Although I dislike the word obesity, sometimes there is just no way of avoiding it. This is one of those times. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released yesterday new statistics that show America is still gaining weight. Approximately 24% of adult Americans were obese in 2005 and in 2007 that number continued to rise! Now over one quarter (25.6%) of U.S. adults are now obese.
Here's the scoop, obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. It's simply a ratio of height to weight, click here to find out what your BMI is.
In my opinion BMI isn't a perfect indication of weight status. One key reason I think this is because there is no consideration for men versus women. Yet we know that men inch for inch weigh more than women. Another example, many professional athletes are technically 'obese' yet, it is because of their muscle mass and there is no need for them to lose weight.
Anyway, don't get too worked up over your BMI but if it's above 30, it's worth talking with your health care provider about your weight and determining if losing weight is right for you.
Here's the scoop, obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. It's simply a ratio of height to weight, click here to find out what your BMI is.
In my opinion BMI isn't a perfect indication of weight status. One key reason I think this is because there is no consideration for men versus women. Yet we know that men inch for inch weigh more than women. Another example, many professional athletes are technically 'obese' yet, it is because of their muscle mass and there is no need for them to lose weight.
Anyway, don't get too worked up over your BMI but if it's above 30, it's worth talking with your health care provider about your weight and determining if losing weight is right for you.
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