Posted on 09/04/2014 8:16:11 AM PDT by detective
Rates of adult obesity increased in six U.S. states and fell in none last year, and in more states than ever - 20 - at least 30 percent of adults are obese, according to an analysis released on Thursday.
The conclusions were reported by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and were based on federal government data. They suggest the problem may be worsening despite widespread publicity about the nation's obesity epidemic, from First Lady Michelle Obama and many others, plus countless programs to address it.
From 2011 to 2012, by comparison, the rate of obesity increased in only one state.
The 2013 adult obesity rate exceeds 20 percent in every state, while 42 have rates above 25 percent. For the first time two states, Mississippi and West Virginia, rose above 35 percent. The year before, 13 states were above 30 percent and 41 had rates of at least 25 percent.
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You are correct. I have found that when I eat more protein, green vegetables and less carbs, I am satisfied with less food and I have more energy. It takes a while for my body to adjust to this diet but it is good for me.
>You are correct. I have found that when I eat more protein, green vegetables and less carbs, I am satisfied with less food and I have more energy. It takes a while for my body to adjust to this diet but it is good for me.<
I’ve gone from a size 16 to a size 4 and I feel great. I’ve got no complaints, that’s for sure.
A few days ago, my wife was eating “healthy” low-fat yogurt. I asked her to look at the breakdown...it was just one small step better than a candy bar. It was packed with sugar - but that is the sort of food that is supposed to be healthy!
Only in the media world not the real one.
Yeah, I know! It’s hard to find plain, 4% fat yogurt these days, because the Mooch effect has made grocery stores stock so much fat free garbage. I make my own Bleu cheese salad dressing, because mine tastes better and I can add fat (whipping cream) to it.
I use a lot of coconut oil and butter. Both fats kill my appetite for hours, so I have enough energy to avoid a mid-afternoon snack.
Good for you I need to do the same thing, again! :) I have never been a size 4 but I would love to be a size 8 again.
Very enlightening, thanks!
I have never been a size 4 but I would love to be a size 8 again.”
Just curious, were you delivered by C-section. What was your birth-weight?
Yes I was born C-section in 1940. not sure of my birthweight but I was small. I am about a size 14 now. Too fat!
Why do you ask?
Wanna-Be Nanny State PING!
You said you had never been a size 4.
Wow, an engineering insult. You kiddin? Have you had a diffyq course?
But you are forced to pay for it. Should the govt force healthy choices on us?
Well that certainly makes it perfectly clear (not).
Thanks for the ping!
Never mind. It was a lame joke.
Yes! I know, exactly, this feeling of wish you speak.
That musta been fun. (living in Estonia). My dream is to live in one of the eastern euro countries for a while.
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