weight options

In todays society knowing that obesity is one of the leading causes of death in society, we have many different options to control it but it is up to us to push ourselves and experience things that will make us and our families healthy.

Theres thousands of gym programs out here that can fit into our schedules and fit our body workouts on how to do so.
we have work out companies like jenny craig, lucille roberts, bally total fitness, curves and nutrisystem. and if you ask me about diet pills i say we should get ride of all of them because that is the lazy way of people to not work out and not want to get up and cook healthy things, it only makes these consumers richer and makes "us fatter"

i personally dont blame the fast food joints or the lack of school physical education i blame ourselves because if we take all this time into eating all these dangerous foods we can also put in time to make sure we have a healthy balanced life style escially for todays children because the unhealthy food chain will only rise even more as the years go by and it is up to us, those who are parents to let our children have a better understanding of what is good and what is bad.

consume the word healthy!

The answer to consuming the word healthy is to eat healthy, but for some folks it maybe a little harder than others to do so but if you put enough effort in this category you will do fine. ask for me ive practiced these a couple of times and i have to say that they work wonderful for me, when im on a diet

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Eating small snacks 6 to 7 times per day is a lot more effective than eating 2 large meals. When people go on diets they tend to skip meals and eat infrequently. This is unsafe and your body can react to these tactics in ways that will encourage binging and overeating. Eating small frequent meals will prevent you from occasionally overeating and will not shock your body into starvation mode.

Also make sure to eat SLOWLY. You only begin feeling full when the food you ingest reaches your stomach. However, this food will take a little time to get down there. Therefore, by eating slowly you allow the food you eat time to reach your digestive tract which will prevent you from overeating.

following these routines will decrease your weight, and keep you in a healthy mind body and soul state.

Eat Plenty of Fiber,Eat Low Fat, Low Calorie Foods,Eat Breakfast Daily,Drink Plenty of Water and eating your favorite kinds of foods isnt bad even when its greasy but think portion wise and you'll learn quickly on how to maintain your weight.

who is the fatest state?

well we all know that there are rankings to this and not surprisingly to me Mississippi is number one on the charts. it amuses me to this point that americans let themselves get to a state where it is unhealthy but normal in this society. where people like that cant control what they put in their bodies, which is killing them most of the time. Mississippi is the fattest state in the nation, with 32.6 % of that state's population coming in overweight or obese. CalorieLab determines the fattest state rankings using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System database maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rankings use a three-year average in order to correct for statistical irregularities.

Rounding out the top five fattest states are West Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana and South Caroline. They've found that overall the fattest states tend to be in the South and Rust Belt, while Northeastern and Western states are a bit slimmer. The only area to lose weight in the last year is Washington, D.C. Colorado remains the nation's fittest state.

1. Mississippi (32% of adults are obese)
2. Alabama (30.3%)
3. Tennessee (30.1%)
4. Louisiana (29.8%)
5. West Virginia (29.5%)
6. Arkansas (28.7%)
7. South Carolina (28.4%)
8. Georgia (28.2%)
9. Oklahoma (28.1%)
10. Texas (28.1%)

exercise!

Exercizing is the best way to stay in shape and to be healthy, study shows that exercising 30 minutes a day can decrease your weight and help you stay in shape,
In today’s day and age it is very easy for us to over indulge in the great pleasures of life. For many of us this means food, and lots of it. Food is more accessible today than ever before in history, together with the stresses of daily life, it is easy to see how we tend to overeat, which can lead to weight management concerns and health issues. However, there are some very simple fundamental steps that one can take to gain back control of one’s weight and health.
Exercise is no doubt one of the most critical components to effective weight management. It is something that we cannot take for granted. Yet, so many of us look for that quick fix which comes in a bottle or pill. Exercise does not need to painful. Consistency is the key and moderation is the rule.
Is exercizing the best way to stay healthy and keep a weight balance?

AVOIDING THE TWO WORDS :FAST FOOD

studies show that in order for you to avoid fast foods more is to eat a healthy breakfast in the morning that way your cravings are less, prepare ahead, packing a lunch on the way to work or to school or even on a trip, it tends to help reduce cravings of wanting to eat fast foods. clearing out all the junk foods at home,Lay a healthful foundation by stocking up on ingredients for nutritious meals, desserts and snacks. If you eat healthy food at home, you won't feel so bad when you splurge on an infrequent fast-food meal or candy bar. when you do go to a fast food restaurant stick to the diet menu, it consists of less calories and healthier than the big macs you take in, like the salads, baked or broiled, salads come with fresh fruit and sometimes grilled chicken which is very good in choice.Running to the supermarket to get vegetables and fruits help alot having a snack on the side like an apple or fruit bowl can help with fast food cravings on a day to day basis.

Home cook meals vs fast foods

Do you think home cooked meals are more suittable for a better health diet than fast food restaurants? I think Home cooked meals are better because you know what your eating because you are the one preparing it if you take time out of your day to create a meal that you and your family can benefit from it can help alot because you have portion control you have calorie control and you have nutrition control, other than fast food you have calorie control but nutrition control you have little limits on because who knows what else they are putting in those foods that are harmful to our bodies, and our health.

Alot of people seem to lack this fact that when you cook home cooked meals you are exersizing the point on healthy eating,just by walking to the supermarket, or walking and exersizing in the kitchen just by lifting,pouring or preparing a healthy family meal.

Is healthy foods and physical activity disappearing?

Poor nutrition:about 20% of high school seniors are reportedly eating fruits and green vegetables 5 or more times a day.
Foods offered in school vending machines are often of little nutritional value and can be loaded with fats, sugars, salt and calories.
Less physical education: 92% of elementary schools do not have daily physical education classes. About 1/3 of high school students take daily physical education classes.
is recess disappearing? i do think so, Nearly one-third of elementary schools do not schedule recess on a regular basis. Some schools lack the space to play while others feel that recess is a waste of time.

What has your school done to change this?
I think Murry Bergtraum has changed that, in our vending machines, to our physical activities, we have different sort of sports we play in our programmed phyical education classes, we are not allowed to take the elevators only on emergency purposes, which i agree with because in order for society to learn from our mistakes schools have to play a big part in it because children of today spend most of their time in school.

Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years increased from 5.0% to 18.1%.1,2

Obesity is the result of caloric imbalance (too few calories expended for the amount of calories consumed) and is mediated by genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors.3,4 Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term health impacts:

* Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. In a population-based sample of 5- to 17-year-olds, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.5
* Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem.
* Obese youth are more likely than youth of normal weight to become overweight or obese adults, and therefore more at risk for associated adult health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.


Today about 25 million kids and teens in the U.S. are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. That’s nearly one in every three young people.

Do you agree?

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Who are fast foods main targets?

fast food joints are targeting children,not adults because they know what they want and like which makes them vunerable, when you see a fast food advertisement you usually see kids in those commercials, with a combination of toys they would give out when buying the foods they want.

I personally think that the fast food industry does target children in the fact that they know that kids are easiers targets to the industry by giving them what they want which are little kiddie things that every toddler wants, theres the kids happy meal

How often is fast foods consumed?

Fast food is a growing component of the American diet, and the frequency of fast-food use has increased dramatically since the early 1970s. The number of fast-food outlets increased from about 30, 000 in 1970 to 140, 000 in 1980, and fast food sales increased by about 300%. Recent estimates show that in 2001, there were about 222, 000 fast-food locations in the United States, generating sales of more than $125 billion. Three often consumers agreed that meals at a restaurant or fast-food establishment are essential to the way they live

I only eat fast food maybe once in a while, where i can control how much i take in, in order to understand my body on what i eat, i rather a home cooked meal done by my family or me, because i have a control of what i eat.

Do you agree with morgan spurlock?

Well i think that eating fast food does contribute to obesity, only because its quickly done, cheap, and time consumed most of the time, but he made a documentary on eating it every day, three times a day for 30 days, most of who are obese consume fast food maybe about 3 times a week, other times are just unhealthy home cooking

For the past 3 decades fast food eating has increaded, 43 percent of americans consume fast food more than consuming a home cook meal

Super size me!

Spurlock's film follows a 30-day time period (February to beginning of March 2003) during which he eats only McDonald's food. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being, and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, eating every item on the chain's menu. He also always "super-sized" his meal—but only if it was offered. Spurlock consumed an average of 20.92 megajoules or 5,000 (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment. As a result, the then-32-year-old Spurlock gained 24½ lbs. (11.1 kg), a 13% body mass increase, a cholesterol level of 230, and experienced mood swings, sexual dysfunction, and fat accumulation to his liver. It took Spurlock fourteen months to lose the weight gained from his experiment.


This is a great example of how we consume foods that are harmful to our bodies, as it was stated fast food is the second leading death to smoking,more than 60% of us adults have doubled,One of the most worldwide fast food restaurants is McDonald. There are about 30,000 local restaurants of McDonald, which serves up to almost 52 million people everyday.

HOW DOES FAST FOOD PLAY A ROLE?

Fast food plays a big role in obesity because it is convenient,tasty,greasy and constant. the more we take it in the more you crave for it and the more the fat build up without any physical exersize. It has become socially acceptable especially around the american culture.
Nutritionists and health food campaigners have been saying it for years, but now a new study from the US Department of Agriculture has confirmed it: people who eat fast food have a greater calorie intake than those who do not, and therefore have a greater risk of overweight or obesity.

Medical Condition:sleep apnea

Being that Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduce life expectancy and or increase health problems. It increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breathing difficulties during sleep,which is a sleep apnea caused by obstruction of the airway,pausing in the breathing during sleep, they last long enough that one or more breaths are missed and can occur repeatedly throughout sleeping, breathing is interrupted by a physical block to airflow, despite the effort to breath, and being obese can have major causes on this problem with heaviness at the face and neck. Certain types of cancer such as colon, breast, endometrium(lining of the uterus), kidney, and esophagus, another medical condition is osteoarthritis the most common joint disorder with symptoms in the hands,knees, hips, back and neck. Being overweightt increases the loads placed on the joints such as the knee which increases stress are included also.