| Americans keep getting bigger and bigger. The Trust | | | | extra insurance policy free of charge. |
| For Americans Health fourth annual obesity report, | | | | People who have sedentary jobs or lead an inactive |
| reveals in the past year, obesity rates have gone up in | | | | lifestyle are at the most risk, but it's not to late to start |
| 31 states and no states had shrinking rates. Also 2/3 | | | | regardless of your weight or age. Form good eating |
| of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, 60% of the | | | | habits and stop all poor eating habits by avoiding |
| population in 32 states is overweight or obese. | | | | saturated fats found in fatty meat, ice cream, whole |
| People in the U.S.A. are facing higher health care cost | | | | milk, butter, plus trans fats found in cookies, |
| along with more people without insurance. Preventable | | | | donuts,cakes and junk food, soda pop ( less sugars,) |
| diseases related to being overweight or obese are | | | | fast food restaurants,(cook at home more) and eat in |
| also on the rise involving diabetes and heart disease | | | | moderation. . |
| and some forms of cancer. | | | | Obesity linked chronic diseases are now being |
| According to AARP, health insurance cost are up 87% | | | | identified by the World Health Organization that the risk |
| for a family of four since 2000 and 47 million are now | | | | of being diagnosed with a deadly disease increases as |
| without insurance, 2.2 million more than 2006. | | | | a persons body mass index (BMI) increases. Their |
| There are steps that can be taken to prevent | | | | calculations are based on these equations--Your |
| devastating illness related to being overweight or | | | | weight (in Kilograms) divided by the square of your |
| obese, regardless if your insured or not. Inactivity and | | | | height ( in meters). The risk of chronic disease |
| poor diet are the biggest problems causing obesity. | | | | advances progressivly as your average body mass |
| The most important organ in your body, your heart, | | | | index rises over 21. Your considered overweight if it's |
| needs cardiovascular stimulation with some form of | | | | over 25 and obesity is anything over 30. To prevent |
| exercise to help fortify it and deliver oxygen to the | | | | obesity related diseases you need to avoid a high BMI. |
| body. | | | | Applying physical activities to one of Americas favorite |
| Having any preexisting health issues will have an | | | | past times (television) is a way to avoid becoming |
| impact on your insurance rates and deductibles. In | | | | overweight. Spending hours everyday sitting inactively |
| many cases if you go to a new provider or are finally | | | | can have a very negative effect to your well being, so |
| getting insurance, you can be turned down. The | | | | instead of sitting the entire time, get up and perform |
| escalating incidences of obesity connected ailments, is | | | | some medium to intense routines such as aerobics, |
| also influencing health insurance premiums. | | | | running in place, sit ups, or any kind of movement you |
| Possibly one of the biggest challenges facing families | | | | prefer while you watch your program. |
| today is the increase in obese children with 1 in 5 | | | | With employers passing more and more of the |
| overweight kids and a higher risk of social and | | | | financial responsibilities onto their employees medical |
| employment problems for starters, then a larger | | | | plans, the rise in health insurance, and the greater risks |
| chance of premature death or debilitating ailments. Get | | | | of illness due to obesity, taking steps to help stop the |
| the kids involved in sports, or any kind of physical | | | | possibility of chronic and life threatening diseases only |
| activity and guide them to healthy eating habits, so | | | | makes sense. Making some simple life changing |
| they can grow up to be happy healthy young adults. | | | | choices can help you and your family ward off |
| If everyone would take responsibility for their families | | | | devestating health and financial problems in the future. |
| wellness and start living by new healthy diets and | | | | Optimal health will depend on the way you run your life. |
| physically active rules, it would be just like taking out an | | | | The important thing is to start and never stop. |