Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 The Surgeon General reports: Nearly 2 out of 3 adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and the number has been increasing. Children are effected too! Type II diabetes -- which is closely linked to overweight and used to be limited to adults -- is increasingly diagnosed in children as young as 10. Satcher said children increasingly have high blood pressure and elevated blood cholesterol levels. A staggering 61% of American adults currently meet the scientific definition of obesity, putting them at increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, depression and several forms of cancer. Obesity rates among US adults have gone up 30% since the late 1970s. Meanwhile, just one third of US adults meet experts' recommendations for at least 30 minutes of exercise 5 days per week. An Estimated 1,200 People Die Daily From Weight-Related Illnesses That adds up to 300,000 deaths a year -- more than the number killed annually by pneumonia, motor vehicle accidents and airline crashes combined -- and nearly as many as the 430,000 who die yearly from tobacco-related conditions. Health care costs for overweight and obesity total an estimated $117 billion annually. Obesity is considered by many public health experts to be one of the nation's most important problems because it is a major risk factor of maladies that include heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. The surgeon general's report defines overweight as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9 or being approximately 20 to 25 pounds overweight. People with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese and are roughly 30 pounds or more over their healthy weight. (BMI takes height and weight into account and is computed by multiplying body weight in pounds by 703, then dividing that amount by height in inches squared.) http://www.mercola.com/2001/dec/26/weight_illness.htm Let us help each other and ourselves to a healthy lifestyle in the coming year. Let's make this a Happy Healthy New Year:-)) Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev HOLIDAY SPECIAL from Manna International - Sale ends January 1, 2002. Kombucha Manna Drops: 1oz./30ml. Cobalt Blue Glass Dropper Bottle Manna Green Tea Extract: 1oz./30ml. Green Glass Dropper Bottle $25.00 for both, plus S & H ~*~Share the Gift of Health ~*~ http://KMI.mannainternational.com http://GTE.mannainternational.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 Please tell me what Kombucha Manna drops are. Thank you ANNe - " Kombucha Manna Drops " <KMI Friday, December 28, 2001 4:42 PM Weigh In > The Surgeon General reports: > > Nearly 2 out of 3 adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and the number has been increasing. Children are effected too! Type II diabetes -- which is closely linked to overweight and used to be limited to adults -- is increasingly diagnosed in children as young as 10. Satcher said children increasingly have high blood pressure and elevated blood cholesterol levels. > > A staggering 61% of American adults currently meet the scientific definition of obesity, putting them at increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, depression and several forms of cancer. > Obesity rates among US adults have gone up 30% since the late 1970s. Meanwhile, just one third of US adults meet experts' recommendations for at least 30 minutes of exercise 5 days per week. > > An Estimated 1,200 People Die Daily From Weight-Related Illnesses > That adds up to 300,000 deaths a year -- more than the number killed annually by pneumonia, motor vehicle accidents and airline crashes combined -- and nearly as many as the 430,000 who die yearly from tobacco-related conditions. Health care costs for overweight and obesity total an estimated $117 billion annually. > > Obesity is considered by many public health experts to be one of the nation's most important problems because it is a major risk factor of maladies that include heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. > > The surgeon general's report defines overweight as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9 or being approximately 20 to 25 pounds overweight. People with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese and are roughly 30 pounds or more over their healthy weight. (BMI takes height and weight into account and is computed by multiplying body weight in pounds by 703, then dividing that amount by height in inches squared.) > > http://www.mercola.com/2001/dec/26/weight_illness.htm > > Let us help each other and ourselves to a healthy lifestyle in the coming year. > > Let's make this a Happy Healthy New Year:-)) > > Peace, Love and Harmony, > Bev > HOLIDAY SPECIAL from Manna International - Sale ends January 1, 2002. > Kombucha Manna Drops: 1oz./30ml. Cobalt Blue Glass Dropper Bottle > Manna Green Tea Extract: 1oz./30ml. Green Glass Dropper Bottle > $25.00 for both, plus S & H ~*~Share the Gift of Health ~*~ > http://KMI.mannainternational.com http://GTE.mannainternational.com > > > > > > Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > and well being. > > To learn more about the Gettingwell group, > Subscription and list archives are at: > Gettingwell > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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