WEIGHT MANAGMENT AND EXERCISE FOR ADULTS

WEIGHT WATCHERS, NUTRISYSTEM AND JENNY CRAIG ARE JUST THE PUBILICIZED WAYS TO MANAGE WEIGHT AND GET HEALTHY.

ADULT WEIGHT MANAGMENT AND LOSS

NUTRISYSTEM

JENNY CRAIG

WEIGHT WATCHERS

AT HOME EXERCISE PROGRAMS

THE DIET PROGRAMS LISTED HELP WITH PORTION CONTROL FOR CUSTOMERS. NUTRI-SYSTEM AND JENNY CRAIG FOR EXAMPLE ALREADY HAS THE MEALS PREPARED FOR YOU.

WEIGHT WATCHERS ON THE OTHER HAND ALLOWS YOU TO DECIDE WHAT TO EAT BUT GIVE POINTS TO MAKE SURE YOU CONTROL YOUR PORTIONS.

PORTION CONTROL IS A GOOD WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT. MANY AMERICANS TODAY HAVE A LOST THE IDEA OF PORTION CONTROL WHEN GROCERY SHOPPING, GOING TO RESTURANTS AND DRINKING. FOR EXAMPLE A BAD LUNCH WOULD BE A SMALL BAG OF CHEETOS, A SMALL PIZZA AND A CAN OF MOUNTAIN DO. FOR EXAMPLE OF A GOOD LUNCH WOULD BE 1 CUP OF GREEN LEAFY VEGGIES (SPINACH), LIGHT SALAD DRESSING 2TBS, LOW FAT YOGART, WATER OR TEA, TURKEY BURGER WITH TOMATOES. MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT CHOOSE THE BEST EXAMPLE FOR A MEAL.

1. THE FIRM

2. TABEO

3. TURBO JAM

4. HIP HOP ABS

5. P 90X

6. PILATES

7. YOGA

8. WALK AWAY THE LBS

9. SALSA

10. AT HOME BALLET (YOGA BOOTY BALLET)

ALL OF THESE WORKOUTS HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO LOSE WEIGHT WHO DON’T HAVE TIME TO GO TO A GYM TO BURN CALORIES AT HOME. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS LISTED ARE BENEFICIAL NOT ONLY FOR WEIGHT LOSS BUT TO EXERICSE THE HEART AND LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE.

ADULT OBESITY ARTICLES

WASHINGTON – Adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year, according to the fourth annual “F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007″ report. The report is assembled by a group called the Trust for America’s Health. 22 states experienced an increase for the second year in a row; not one state decreased. A new public opinion survey featured in the report finds 85 percent of Americans believe that obesity is an epidemic.

The state by state rankings are, with one being heaviest, are:

1: Mississippi**; 2: West Virginia*; 3: Alabama; 4: Louisiana; 5 (tie): South Carolina**, Tennessee*; 7: Kentucky**; 8: Arkansas; 9 (tie): Indiana, Michigan*, Oklahoma**; 12 (tie): Missouri**, Texas; 14: Georgia; 15: Ohio**; 16: Alaska; 17: North Carolina**; 18: Nebraska**; 19: North Dakota; 20 (tie): Iowa, South Dakota**; 22: Wisconsin**; 23 (tie): Pennsylvania, Virginia*; 25 (tie): Illinois, Maryland**; 27: Kansas*; 28: Minnesota; 29: Delaware**; 30: Oregon**; 31 (tie): Idaho, Washington**; 33: Maine*; 34: Florida**; 35: Wyoming**; 36: California; 37: Nevada*; 38 (tie): New Hampshire**, New York; 40 (tie): D.C., New Jersey**; 42: New Mexico**; 43: Arizona; 44: Utah; 45: Montana; 46: Rhode Island**; 47 (tie): Connecticut**, Hawaii*; 49: Vermont; 50: Massachusetts**; 51: Colorado*.

Mississippi topped the list with the highest rate of adult obesity in the country for the third year in a row, and is the first state to reach a rate of over 30 percent (at 30.6 percent). Colorado was the leanest state again this year, however, its adult obesity rate increased over the past year (from 16.9 to 17.6 percent). Ten of the 15 states with the highest rates of adult obesity are located in the South. Rates of adult obesity now exceed 25 percent in 19 states, an increase from 14 states last year and 9 in 2005. In 1991, none of the states exceeded 20 percent.

The report also finds that rates of overweight children (ages 10 to 17) ranged from a high of 22.8 percent in Washington, D.C. to a low of 8.5 percent in Utah. Eight of the ten states with the highest rates of overweight children were in the South.

There has been a breakthrough in terms of drawing attention to the obesity epidemic. Now, we need a breakthrough in terms of policies and results,” said Jeff Levi, PhD, Executive Director of TFAH. “Poor nutrition and physical inactivity are robbing America of our health and productivity.”

The F as in Fat report contains rankings of state obesity rates and a review of federal and state government policies aimed at reducing or preventing obesity.

Other Key Findings from F as in Fat 2007

– Twenty-two percent of American adults report that they do not engage in any physical activity. Mississippi has the highest rate of inactivity at 31.6 percent and Minnesota had the lowest rate of inactivity at 15.4 percent.

– Seventeen states require their school lunches, breakfasts and snacks to meet higher nutritional standards than the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires (6 states enacted new laws in 2006-07).

– Twenty-two states have set nutritional standards for foods sold in vending machines, a la carte, in school stores, or in bake sales in schools (9 states enacted new laws in 2006-07), and 26 states limit when and where these foods may be sold on school property beyond federal requirements (6 states enacted new laws in 2006-07).

– While every state has school physical education requirements, many are limited in scope or are not enforced.

– Sixteen states screen students’ body mass index (BMI) or fitness status and confidentially provide information to parents or guardians (8 states enacted new laws in 2006-07).

Public Opinion Survey on Obesity

The report also contains a national opinion survey conducted for TFAH by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc. from July 12-16, 2007 (with a +/-3.1 percent margin of error). Key findings about government’s role, school lunches, physical education and body measurement include:

– Eighty-one percent of Americans believe that the government should have a role in addressing the obesity crisis. Majorities strongly support government working on proposals to expand education programs about healthy living, provide low-cost access to exercise programs, and reduce the marketing of unhealthy foods.

– Fifty-five percent of parents with children under 18 believe lunches provided in schools are not nutritious enough. Sixty-six percent of Americans rated proposals to establish higher nutrition in school lunches as very useful.

– More than two-thirds of Americans believe children do not participate in adequate amounts of physical activity during the school day or engage in enough physical activity outside of school. More than 70 percent of Americans rated proposals to increase physical education in schools as very useful.

– Sixty percent of Americans favor a proposal to measure students’ BMI annually and confidentially provide this information to parents or guardians.

Recommendations for Combating Obesity

TFAH recommends a comprehensive approach for helping individuals make healthy choices including support from families, communities, schools, employers, the food and beverage industries, health professionals, and government at all levels. Some key recommendations include:

– Think big. The federal government should develop and implement a National Strategy to Combat Obesity. This plan should involve every federal government agency, define clear roles and responsibilities for states and localities, and engage private industry and community groups.

– Make healthy choices easy choices. Federal, state, and local governments should develop and implement policies that give Americans the tools they need to make it easier to engage in the recommended levels of physical activity and choose healthy foods, ranging from improving food served and increasing opportunities for physical activity in schools to requiring restaurants and food companies to provide better and more readily accessible information about the nutritional content of their products to securing more safe, affordable recreation places for all Americans.

– Improve your bottom line. Federal, state, and local governments should work with private employers and insurers to ensure that every working American has access to a workplace wellness program.

– Escalate research on how to promote healthy choices. Public health officials have identified a number of strategies to help encourage people to make healthier decisions about nutrition and activity, however, much more research needs to be done about how to effectively promote healthier habits.

The full report: http://www.healthyamericans.org/” www.healthyamericans.org. The report was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

STATE-BY-STATE ADULT OBESITY RANKINGS

Note: 1 = Highest rate of adult obesity, 51 = lowest. Rankings are based on combining three years of data (2004-2006) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Surveillance System to “stabilize” data for comparison purposes. States with statistically significant (p<0.05) increases for one year are noted with an asterisk (*), states with statistically significant increases for two years in a row are noted with two asterisks (**). Additional information about methodologies and confidence intervals are available in the report. Individuals with a body mass index (BMI) (a calculation based on weight and height ratios) of 30 or higher are considered obese.

STATE-BY-STATE OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN AGES 10-17 RANKINGS

Note: 1 = Highest rate of childhood overweight, 51 = lowest. Rankings are based on the National Survey of Children’s Health, a phone survey of parents with children ages 10-17 conducted in 2003-04 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Additional information about methodologies and confidence intervals are available in the report. Children with a body mass index (BMI) (a calculation based on weight and height ratios) at or above the 95th percentile for their age are considered overweight.

1: D.C.; 2: West Virginia; 3: Kentucky; 4: Tennessee; 5: North Carolina; 6: Texas; 7: South Carolina; 8: Mississippi; 9: Louisiana; 10: New Mexico; 11: Alabama; 12 (tie): Arkansas, Georgia; 14: Illinois; 15 (tie) Indiana, Missouri; 17: Oklahoma; 18: New York; 19: Delaware; 20: Michigan; 21: Florida; 22: Ohio; 23: Oregon; 24: Kansas; 25: Virginia; 26: New Jersey; 27: Massachusetts; 28: Wisconsin; 29 (tie) Hawaii, Maryland, Pennsylvania; 32: California; 33: New Hampshire; 34: Maine; 35: Iowa; 36: Nevada; 37: Connecticut; 38: Arizona; 39 (tie): North Dakota, South Dakota; 41 (tie): Nebraska, Rhode Island; 43: Vermont; 44 (tie) Alaska, Montana; 46: Washington; 47 (tie): Idaho, Minnesota; 49: Colorado; 50: Wyoming; 51: Utah.

Trust for America’s Health is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority. www.healthyamericans.org

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which supported this report, focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. For more than 35 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. Helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need–the Foundation expects to make a difference in our lifetime. For more information, visit http://www.rwjf.org/.

REFERENCE: http://www.enn.com/health/article/22423

ADULT OBESITY

More than 60 percent of Americans aged 20 years and older are overweight. One-quarter of American adults are also obese, putting them at increased health risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and some forms of cancer.

Health care providers generally agree that people who have a BMI of 30 or more can improve their health through weight loss. This is especially true for people who are severely obese.

Preventing additional weight gain is recommended if you have a BMI between 25 and 29.9, unless you have other risk factors. Obesity experts recommend you try to lose weight if you have two or more of the following:

• Family history of certain chronic diseases. If you have close relatives who have had heart disease or diabetes, you are more likely to develop these problems if you are obese.
• Pre-existing medical conditions. High blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, or high blood sugar levels are all warning signs of some obesity-associated diseases.
• “Apple” shape. If your weight is concentrated around your waist, you may have a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, or cancer than people of the same weight who have a “pear” shape.

Fortunately, a weight loss of 5 to 10 percent can do much to improve health by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In addition, recent research has shown that a 5- to 7-percent weight loss can prevent type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for the disease. REFERENCE:http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/understandingobesity.html

NEWS PAGE! OBESITY

Overweight and Obesity Statistics

Obesity is making the headlines in every state of our country. Current statistics place 64 percent of the adult population within some definition of obesity, from overweight to morbid obesity. Women and men are about equally represented (64.5 million women, 65.1 million men) in the 129.5 million American adults who are overweight. Nearly 62 percent of women and 67 percent of men are overweight. These statistics mean that less than half of the American adult population is of a healthy weight!

So, how many Americans are obese? About one-third of adult Americans: 34.7 million (33.4 percent) of women and 26.6 million (27.5 percent) of men.

Obesity statistics are somewhat more difficult to gather for children and teenagers, as no defining criteria have been established. However, using growth charts the number of young Americans that are overweight can be determined. According to year 2000 statistics 15.3 percent of children ages 6 through 11 and 15.5 percent of children ages 12 through 19 were overweight.

The prevalence of overweight among American children, teenagers and adults is rising. Before long obesity will surpass tobacco use as the most preventable health epidemic of the 21st century.

About Obesity
We all know that obesity contributes to a number of potentially severe health conditions, but how do we know if we are obese? What are the causes of obesity and how can it be prevented?

Obesity Issues
From weight discrimination and working with insurance companies to dealing with the stereotype that obesity is caused by fast food, the issues dealt with by the overweight and obese are numerous.

Obesity Treatment
Treating obesity or overweight does not only involve “diet.” It is a combination of watching the foods we eat, making changes to our lifestyles and in some cases medical or surgical intervention.

Effects of Obesity
While obesity can negatively affect a person’s physical health, it also tends to weigh on an obese person’s emotional and psychological health. Feelings of sluggishness, heart problems and difficulty breathing are often accompanied by low self-esteem and depression.

References: http://www.obesityfocused.com/articles/index.php

OBESITY IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD!!

This is an example of Obesity