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Obesity creates heath problems that can not be reversed.
Diabetes: Nine of the 10 states with the highest type 2 diabetes rates are in the South.
Hypertension: all ten states with the highest rates of hypertension are in the South.
Food insecurity: More than 14 percent of U.S. households (17.4 million) are "food insecure" defined by U.S. Department of Agriculture as having their access to adequate food and nutrition limited due to cost, proximity or other resources.
In my opinion, people do not change until a major life altering emergence happens. When someone has a medical problem associated with weight they tend to change the path they were on. However, many do not listen to the warning signs of the body and seek medical treatment.
Also, if we were to hope to change the problem with obesity we need to start with the next generation. Making these kids want to exercise and eat healthy is not as hard as one thinks if they were raised not picky.
Physical Inactivity: Sixty percent of adults are not sufficiently active to achieve health benefits.
Louisiana now has the fourth highest adult obesity rate in the nation.
More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese
Approximately 17% (or 12.7 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese
No state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%.
There are 5 main solutions to helping with obesity:
A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fatness.
BMI and waist circumference are two screening tools to estimate wait status and potential disease risk.
Visit the Healthy Weight Website to:
Healthy eating habits are a key factor for a healthy weight
Visit the ChooseMyPlate website to:
Learn the seriousness of childhood obesity
The main problem with adults is that they are set in their ways.
Physical activity is important for health and a healthy weight:
The best way to help is to try to change for the children
Everyone has different necessities for their certain body types.
You must learn about different kinds of physical activities and the guidelines for the amount needed each day.
The best ways to do this: