12/10/2024
40% of the US population is overweight or obese NOW. By 2050, if g things continue at their current rate a third of all children will be overweight or obese, and 2/3rds of all adults will be overweight or obese. This is having deadly consequences, which will be much more deadly in the future. Why is this happening? Because we are consuming far more ultra processed “food” and snacking on things that have no “food value” whatsoever, and we are dinking more and more pop and surgery drinks, which we “think” don’t count, and we are getting more and more sedentary. If everyone led a heart healthy lifestyle (ate healthy food our bodies can actually use for ongoing maintenance, got sensible, regular exercise, and kept our weight appropriate, we would prevent 80% of all heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, cancer deaths, and catastrophic vision loss by 80% …
story of the week Published in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Prediabetes and 2 other channels DiabetesPrimary Care Journal Scan / Research · December 02, 2024 Trends in and Projections of Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults in the US (1990–2021 and Forecas...
