Disturbing News

      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