Eat Healthy
FACTS
- Annual costs for chronic diseases in the U.S. is big money:
- $117 billion for obesity
- $73.4 billion for high blood pressure
- $448 billion for heart disease and strokes
- $50 billion for weight-loss aids, diet foods, supplements, and weight-loss medications—and obesity is still increasing
- 79% likelihood exists that an overweight child will become an overweight adult.
- 75% of adults don’t eat the recommended daily 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables.
- Snack consumption by children has increased 300% from 20 years ago.
- 400,000 people die annually from poor eating habits and laziness.
- French fries are the most eaten vegetable in the U.S.
TAKE ACTION TODAY
- If you suffer from or have a family history of any of the aforementioned chronic conditions or diseases, consult your family physician for dietary counseling.
- Although every individual is unique in his or her dietary needs, here are some ideas to help all of us:
- Eat more dark green vegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains, low-fat milk products, and lean meats.
- Eat fewer foods with refined grains and sugars; reduce your intake of fatty foods with empty calories; and eat smaller portions.
- Eat slowly so that you will feel full before you’ve overeaten.
- Don’t reward yourself or children with food.
- Limit snacking.
- Develop a routine and eat at similar times each day.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Eat to live; don’t live to eat.
YOU MATTER
You deserve to be in good health. For most, diabetes, hypertension, and other obesity-related chronic diseases are preventable by simply eating healthy and exercising. You will feel better than ever both mentally and physically—the only way to really live. If you don’t want to do it for yourself or your wallet, do it for those who love you. Just start…one day at a time.
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Child obesity is a on going problem in the US and it is only getting worse. The use of products that have been proccessed and modified from its natural form are noy only killing us softly but actually really making us out of shape
Well i think that this is all good information on thing that we can do to help stop or even prevent all oftheses things. But the thing that i dont undersant is that why cant they stop it when its in old people like my gandmother who had passed away from diabetes and i think that it was stupid that they didnt keep her from going over the edge i guess you could say. but they could have kept her alive a little longer…….
Both my uncles are obese and know they can do something about it but don’t try to get fit. I feel that they just don’t care and like having others do what they could.
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