U.S. Obesity a "Disaster"
That was the title of an article in the November-December 2007 issue of The Philadelphia Trumpet. The article, in it's entirety, bears repeating and it follows.
" Two thirds of American adults are obese or overweight, said the Trust for America's Health report "F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007." Perhaps more disturbing is the finding that the percentage of overweight children ranges from a low of 8.5% in Utah to a high of 22.8% in Washington, D.C.
The problem is multiplying. Adult obesity rates have risen in 31 states since last year. (No state experienced a decrease.) All this despite weight- loss products (like ours and others) and services being a $35 million annual industry. "We find this report a devastating indictment" said Dr. James Marks, senior vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation which funded the project. "We're in the middle of a public health crisis that is still deteriorating rapidly, and we're treating it like a mere inconvenience rather than the emergency it is" (Health Day News, August 27). Citing the discovery that the the number of states whose obese residents make up over a quarter of the population has more than doubled in just two years, Dr. Marks said, "That's not sending a wake-up call. We're ringing the disaster alarm." The solution to America's obesity problem is healthful foods and physical exercise.
We at Health Management and Nutrition knew it was bad but not this bad. In response I will be publishing 26 consecutive "lessons" on how to improve your lifestyle and health from a manual we normally reserve exclusively for our clients. After we publish all 26 lessons we will offer this manual by e-mail free of charge to anyone who wishes to have this wealth of information to integrate into their life. Hopefully this small contribution will help those who want to become proactive about their health and nutrition, want a longer and healthier lifestyle and could benefit from a written guide. Once they receive this guide by e-mail they can log on to our website www.myhealthmanagement.com and avail themselves of the meal plans we have posted to accomodate those looking for a 1000, 1200, 1500 or 1800 per day caloric regimen.
Lesson #1 will post tomorrow and I will post a lesson each day for the next consecutive 25 days come hell, high water, monsoons or ex-wives.
Gene C.
" Two thirds of American adults are obese or overweight, said the Trust for America's Health report "F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007." Perhaps more disturbing is the finding that the percentage of overweight children ranges from a low of 8.5% in Utah to a high of 22.8% in Washington, D.C.
The problem is multiplying. Adult obesity rates have risen in 31 states since last year. (No state experienced a decrease.) All this despite weight- loss products (like ours and others) and services being a $35 million annual industry. "We find this report a devastating indictment" said Dr. James Marks, senior vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation which funded the project. "We're in the middle of a public health crisis that is still deteriorating rapidly, and we're treating it like a mere inconvenience rather than the emergency it is" (Health Day News, August 27). Citing the discovery that the the number of states whose obese residents make up over a quarter of the population has more than doubled in just two years, Dr. Marks said, "That's not sending a wake-up call. We're ringing the disaster alarm." The solution to America's obesity problem is healthful foods and physical exercise.
We at Health Management and Nutrition knew it was bad but not this bad. In response I will be publishing 26 consecutive "lessons" on how to improve your lifestyle and health from a manual we normally reserve exclusively for our clients. After we publish all 26 lessons we will offer this manual by e-mail free of charge to anyone who wishes to have this wealth of information to integrate into their life. Hopefully this small contribution will help those who want to become proactive about their health and nutrition, want a longer and healthier lifestyle and could benefit from a written guide. Once they receive this guide by e-mail they can log on to our website www.myhealthmanagement.com and avail themselves of the meal plans we have posted to accomodate those looking for a 1000, 1200, 1500 or 1800 per day caloric regimen.
Lesson #1 will post tomorrow and I will post a lesson each day for the next consecutive 25 days come hell, high water, monsoons or ex-wives.
Gene C.
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