In North America, today, obesity is becoming a disease
epidemic that more and more people are having problems with.
Not only does it cause emotional problems, but also leads to
other health disorders, from heart disease to arthritis.
Obesity makes no distinction in age, striking young and old,
alike. Age has no affect on weight, but what does are two
major factors that are within our ability to change…diet and
exercise.
More children are overweight in today’s world than there
have ever been in history. There are several factors
involved in this problem. Parents are working full time,
which means there is less time to cook healthy, balanced
meals, so people are eating more convenience foods.
Precooked, preprocessed foods contain more fats than those
we prepare for ourselves.
Children no longer play outside for hours, unsupervised,
like they used to do. So the exercise they used to get is
no longer in the picture. They are spending more and more
time inside, playing video games and watching television.
When a child’s attention is commanded by the addictive play
of video games, its hard for any kind of old fashioned
exercise to get them interested.
Diet, of course, is one of the major contributors to your
health and weight. High fat, over-processed foods are to
blame, many experts claim, for the fact that so many people
are overweight. With less time to shop and cook, people
aren’t getting the healthy home-cooked meals they used to
get.
The good thing is that obesity can be prevented, reversed,
and controlled, in most situations. Daily routines present
some snares that you should be aware of. Being too tired,
when you get home from work, to cook a meal for your family,
is one of them. One thing that will help is planning ahead.
You can make meal time quick and easy if you prepare meals
ahead of time, on days when you don’t have to work, or
evenings when you’ve had an easy day at the job.
Snacking on unhealthy foods is another trap that people fall
into. Carrying some healthy, convenient snacks to work and
school will mean you always have something good for you at
the times when hunger strikes. Carrot sticks, pretzels, and
dried fruits as some examples.
Getting some form of exercise, three to five days a week
should become part of your routine. You can do this very
inexpensively, by just going for a walk outside. You don’t
have to spend a bunch on money on a gym membership in order
to get some exercise.
Watch what you put into your body, make sure you exercise,
and be aware of the traps. This will help you prevent
obesity from claiming you as its next victim.
Yolanda Tabraham is the webmaster and developer of
Teens Obesity, a
practical resource for Obesity information. For more
information, go to http://www.teensobesity.com/ |
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