The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has just come out with
all their new information and studies from 2013, about how the health/nutrition
of Americans is declining. They came out with obesity prevalence maps (link
below) that shows how the states fair in terms of obesity. The fact that no state has less than 20% prevalence
of obesity is scary to see. The numbers
only go up when we talk about minorities in this country. The US is starting to
surpass many other countries in the obesity game and it is not good, we need to
do better! We need to teach our kids (and families) better habits and start to
make changes that will help these numbers go down. Another staggering fact that the CDC also
found was that women’s waist lines are growing more than men’s and faster. The main reason this is so important is
because added weight to your waist line can directly affect your risk for heart
disease.
I personally believe this is from the more sedentary and
less movement life we now have come accustom to. Fast food is the norm, and
eating it in the car or in front of the TV. is not uncommon. These numbers can
change, if we start NOW and get the whole family involved in the kitchen and
playing outside. As I have stated before, for the first time kids today are
said to live shorter lives then there parents! If someone told you, you could
save your life, your child’s life and the lives of your family members wouldn’t
you do everything you could! These things can so easily be changed if we make a
little extra time to making easy healthy meals and doing fun active things (with
your children if you have them). This matter is something we need to be
passionate about because it is slowly and unknowingly harming (and even
killing) people everywhere! Let’s start a new trend to change these numbers and
help ourselves and our youth live LONGER, HAPPIER and BETTER lives.
Live Healthy,
Nadia
CDC Maps
