Obesity

 

Obesity remains a significant public health challenge in the U.S. Recent data from 2023 shows that more than one in three adults (35%) in 23 states have obesity, marking a steady increase over the past decade. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, but now at least one in five adults (20%) in every U.S. state is living with obesity.

Why are AMERICANS so FAT?

I am 78 years old, 6'1", 220 pounds and I am considered overweight.  At my age and height my weight should be 190, making me 30 pounds overweight.  When I was 73/74, I weight 250 so I have made some slow improvement.

However, I was not overweight, until I was about 65 years of age and stopped living a physically active lifestyle while continuing with my over-eating lifestyle.

What is interesting here, is that at the age of 40, I quit:

• smoking
• drinking alcohol
• eating red meat
• sugars and fats
• fried foods

and I changed to:

• more veggies
• more beans
• more fish and chicken

So...

here's the mistake I made.

I did not cut back on my serving size.

I also learned that exercise does not really help you lose weight, it only helps maintain your current weight.

What loses weight is:

SERVING SIZE

Many nutritionists suggest that you eat FIVE SMALL MEALS A DAY...

This helps cut out snacking.

I became obese at the age of 65 and today, most children are obese in elementary school and that obesity stays with them for the rest of their lives.