America's Growing Obesity Epidemic May Have a Simple Solution

Americans enjoy one of the most luxurious lifestyles on Earth and it's killing them. Next year, obesity is expected to surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.

Dallas, OR (PRWEB) October 4, 2004 -- Americans enjoy one of the most luxurious lifestyles on Earth and its killing them. Next year, obesity is expected to surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in the US.

When you add increased food intake, do the words super size" sound familiar, on top of the lack of exercise encouraged by technology (cars, video games, riding lawn mowers, etc.) you have the recipe for obesity.

The obesity epidemic is becoming global too. Other countries are catching up to the United States, especially newly industrialized nations. KFC opened a drive thru restaurant in Beijing, China in 2002 with more planned. United Kingdom snack food consumption has risen a staggering 25% in the last five years. Sales of processed foods rose a whopping 20% in Latin America between 1998 and 2000.

So what is the answer to growing waistlines throughout the world? Is it a hormone that is secreted excessively in overweight people? Maybe carbohydrates are truly the enemy for the obese. Or is it that overweight people have differing brain waves that cause them to overeat.

No, none of the above are reasons for obesity. The answer is that we eat too much and move too little. If you take in more calories than you burn off, you my friend are going to grow an ever larger waistline.

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