Are you on the deadly road to obesity?

I read today that 42% of Americans are going to be obese by 2030!!!!

Yes!!! That is crazy to see with all the workout material being sold 24/7, and with shows like Biggest Loser showing people how to lose weight & live a healthy life style.  This number should be decreasing not increasing.  I see the government yelling and arguing about Obama Care and everyone need to worry about themselves.  Stats show that we're starting to see health care costs will rise in the next two decades to around $550 billion just for people with obesity.

Are you asking if you're obese?

Well here is how you can tell.  An adult with a body mass index of 30 or higher is considered obese.  (Example: A person that is 5'9"[1.75 meters tall] and weighs over 203lbs is considered obese) *See my BMI calculator on my blog to see if you're considered obese*.  According to the CDC figures show 37.5%  of the population is obese & medical costs in 2008 linked to obesity were $147 billion.

What does this mean for you & me you ask?  More money out of our pocket if these individuals don't have proper insurance.  We need to start pushing ourselves and our children to start being more active.  Being active for 30 minutes a day can help sedentary individuals improve their health & decrease their ability to encounter major cardiovascular disease.

We need to stop worrying about a terrorist attack, or a disease outbreak, or mother nature killing a high number of our population.  If people continue to over eat and do not get involved in actives that will help burn off the calories we put in our body; we're going to eat ourselves into a very big death bed.

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/42-percent-obese-2030-cost-gov-550-billion-article-1.1074490?localLinksEnabled=false

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