It's time to Educate ourselves and our children.
Something that they don't teach in school or home. 30 lbs.+ overweight is clinically obese. Fat is not Funny, people are dying from their diets. If you have Diabetes, Heart-Disease, or High Blood Pressure, you are probably part of this epidemic.
The Fattest City In the U.S.A. Is...
...Houston, Texas. Again.
For the third year in a row, Houston has been named the blubber capital of the United States, according to Men's Fitness magazine's fifth annual survey of the nation's 50 most populous cities.
The top 10 fattest cities:
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- Chicago, Illinois
- Detroit, Michigan
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dallas, Texas
10. Charlotte, North Carolina
- top 10 fittest cities:
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| | - Honolulu, Hawaii
- Seattle, Washington
- San Francisco, California
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- San Diego, California
- Portland, Oregon
- Denver, Colorado
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Tucson, Arizona
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10. Sacramento, California
To arrive at its findings, Men's Fitness evaluated the nation's 50 largest cities between July 2002 and September 2002. Cities were assessed in 16 commensurate categories, using data specific to each city. The categories were selected as indicators, risk factors, or relevant environmental factors affecting fitness, obesity, and health. Sample categories included: fruit and vegetable consumption; sports participation; smoking rates; drinking, air, and water quality; length of commute; availability of parks/open spaces; and percentage of overweight/sedentary residents.
Men's Fitness also cited these sobering statistics:
•According to the National Health and Nutritional Survey, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association in October 2002, roughly one out of three Americans is now obese. Factor in those who are overweight and nearly every two of three Americans has a serious weight problem.
•The number of overweight people is increasing by about one percent annually. "If these rates continue, we'll all be overweight by the year 2035 and obese by 2100," said John Foreyt, director of the Nutrition Research Clinic at Houston's Baylor College.
•The health care system is being overwhelmed. $120 billion per year--and counting--is spent treating an epidemic of diabetes and other disease caused by obesity.
•Exercise is crucial. People tend to blame fast foods, snack foods, and round-the-clock consumption for the epidemic, but some kind of daily activity in necessary to your health and well being.
Bottom Line is people need to take control of their Health and Weight. There is no magic cure or medicine. There is help out there. You can lose weight, feel younger, and not be part of this epidemic.
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