Posted by: Curt | Under: General Fitness | (0) Comments
Like we needed another study to tell us that… But wait, the news gets worse. We are getting fatter every year with no end in sight. Reuters has the article and I stole the delightful picture at the top from them too. Heck, just that picture ought to scare people into not eating for a month. But, since everyone is fat, no one thinks they are fat anymore. It is the “new normal”.
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“Poor nutrition and physical inactivity are robbing America of our health and productivity.”
Adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year and obesity rates did not fall in any states, the report said.
“Rates of adult obesity now exceed 25 percent in 19 states, an increase from 14 states last year and 9 in 2005. In 1991, none of the states exceeded 20 percent,” the Trust said in a statement.
The group advocates a concerted effort to fight obesity in the United States, where more than 60 percent of adults are either obese or overweight.
…Obesity and overweight are defined using body mass index, a measure of height versus weight that is accepted by health experts. A body mass index of 25 or above is considered overweight, while 30 or above constitutes obesity, with a greater risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
“Particularly when looking at kids, there are health impacts now. There are going to be even greater health impacts later,” Levi said. “If we aren’t addressing the childhood obesity problem now, there is not going to be affordable health care reform.”
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I really am frightened about the future of health insurance and what it will cost even just a few years down the road. As the baby boomers start feeling the effects of a lifetime of overeating and no exercise, the rest of us will feel the effects of trying to pay for the medical costs to care for these people. I see health insurance going the way of homeowners insurance in Florida. It will be hard to get, very expensive, have high deductibles and have caps on total benefits. In the end we will all pay for our lifetime eating orgy.
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