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It is almost not possible to watch any TV, read any newspaper, or browse any website without being assaulted by one or more ads about weight loss and/or obesity. Yet, despite all these repeated warnings people don't seem to the warning all that seriously. You can see the evidence for yourself by just walking on any downtown street anywhere in the country at rush hour and count the number of people you see that are either overweight or obese. If the CDC (Center for Disease Control) is correct, almost one in three of the adults you see will be clinically obese.
Whether or not a person is considered to be "obese" rather than merely "overweight" is medical calculation based on that person's "body mass index" (BMI). Determining an individual's BMI is a mathematical calculation using an individual's height and weight and is considered to be a very good indicator of the amount of body fat that individual has.
For adults, having a BMI calculation between 25 and 29.9 is considered to be overweight and not obese. A person is considered to be obese if their BMI results are 30 or more.
BMI calculations are also used to determine if teenagers and children are obese but the calculation is done differently because of the natural variations in body fat between girls and boys in the younger ages. For children, the CDC has developed a growth chart for children up to 19 years old. This chart was developed by plotting the BMI for several hundred children not considered to be either overweight or obese. To determine the status of children between the ages of 2 through 19 years old, their BMI result is a child is determined to be either "overweight" or "obese" by where their BMI falls on a growth chart developed by the CDC.
A child is determined to be overweight if their BMI reading is plotted on the CDC chart at or above the 85th percentile and lower than the 95th percentile. If a child's BMI reading plots at or above the 95th percentile when compared to other children of the same sex and same age that child is considered medically obese.
Regardless if the person is adult or a child, if a potential weight problem exists then measures to lose the excess pounds should be taken as soon as possible.
When deciding on which diet is best for your situation keep in mind that the most effective weight loss, and the way to keep weight off permanently, is to lose the weight in a controlled and steady manner. Diets that promise "instant' or "miracle" results often do not deliver real, sustainable, weight loss and can actually do more harm than good.
Far better is to maintain a healthy, sensible diet complete with all the required nutrients the body needs for proper operation along with a continuing exercise program to keep the weight under control.
A very good supplement to add to any diet is chia seed. Classified by the FDA is a whole, raw food, chia is the best of the cholesterol lowering foods.
Visit Chia Benefits.net and learn of the many benefits to adding chia to your diet.
Youth Obesity Rages Out of Control
Years ago, it was rare to see an obese adult and almost unheard of to see an obese young person. Don't believe it? Just watch old movies or television shows. Even in crowd scenes, at sporting events, etc. Americans were almost uniformly of average weight. All that has changed. Americans seemed to be divided into two groups, the overly thin, bordering on eating disorder crowd, imitating their favorite actress, or the overweight, moving in the direction of obese.
It's truly amazing when you think about it. In just the past 30 years, obesity amongst young people has more than doubled, and the percentage of those who are overweight has sometimes tripled! According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Among young people, the prevalence of overweight increased from 5.0% to 13.9% for those aged 2-5 years, 6.5% to 18.8% for those aged 6-11 years, and 5.0% to 17.4% for those aged 12-19 years.
If the above trend continues, and it will continue unless something is changed, overweight and obesity rates will continue to rise. Concurrently, adult rates will rise as well, especially troubling when you consider the fact that heart disease is already the Number One Killer in America. In addition to Heart Disease, other dangers include:
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
It is quite possible that all of the above to be exacerbated by poor diet. Fried foods, fast food, candy and other junk foods are taking Americans on a short road to an early grave.
You may think, "It's impossible, look how readily available these types of junk food, fast food and candy are available. There's no way our society and government would allow it. Well, for readers who are a bit older, just think back to cigarettes. They used to have athletes doing commercials saying Lucky Strikes helped them play better. Doctors used to prescribe cigarettes to women for nerves. So it's possible our society is at that same crossroads where junk food, fast food and candy are concerned.
What can be done? Simply put, there needs to be a change in this country and it start with our nations schoolchildren. There needs to be more emphasis on exercise and nutrition. This means less junk food, less fast food, and more Healthy Solutions. One of the healthy objectives of the CDC is to reduce the prevalence of obesity amongst adults to less than 15%. The problem is the trend is not going in the right direction, as the situation is worsening. Only time will tell whether America can let go of junk food and fast food addiction and embrace Healthy Solutions.
About the Author
Alec Moreland is concerned with fostering healthy eating habits and fighting obesity in our Nation's Youth. Learn to combine fundraising with promoting a Healthy America at http://healthyfundraisingsolutions.com/ Contact Alec at alec@healthyfundraisingsolutions.com
Do you think the center for disease control (CDC) will get bombeb or attacked by terrorists?
I live in Atlanta where the CDC is located and i have heard talk about how the CDC is a big target for terrorists and im really scared!
do you think this will happen? if so what will happen if it does?
Why in the world would the terrorists care about those liberal twits?
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