Check out the video below for 6 weight loss myths. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a way to embed the video here so you have to click on the link. Sorry, you'll also have to watch a short commercial first but the info is worth it.
Diet Myths Revealed
Showing posts with label fat facts. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
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Fat Facts
* The cost of treating obesity-related health problems in the U.S. each year is $75 billion; $14 billion of that goes to treating overweight kids.
* 30% of gall bladder surgery is related to obesity.
* Because of continuing weight gain, people are burning nearly 1 billion more gallons of gas each year than they did in 1960.
* Children who are overweight or obese are 7 times more likely than their slimmer peers to have multiple heart disease risk factors by age 15.
* Overweight or obese post-menopausal women have, a greater risk of developing kidney cancer.
* People who are 40 or older and who carry excess fat in their abdominal area are 89% more likely to have dementia later in life than those with a low amount of fat around their midesection - even if both groups are at a normal weight.
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* 30% of gall bladder surgery is related to obesity.
* Because of continuing weight gain, people are burning nearly 1 billion more gallons of gas each year than they did in 1960.
* Children who are overweight or obese are 7 times more likely than their slimmer peers to have multiple heart disease risk factors by age 15.
* Overweight or obese post-menopausal women have, a greater risk of developing kidney cancer.
* People who are 40 or older and who carry excess fat in their abdominal area are 89% more likely to have dementia later in life than those with a low amount of fat around their midesection - even if both groups are at a normal weight.
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