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Proper Nutrition Proper Nutrition and Physical and Physical
Activity…Activity…
Hey you! Reduce Your Risk!According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention…
You can reduce your risk of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and
stroke just by making healthy nutrition choices and staying physically
ACTIVE!
Oh Yeah…Prove It!
Overweight and obesity, influenced by physical inactivity and poor diet, are significantly associated with an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and poor health status.
Physical inactivity increases the risk of dying prematurely, dying of heart disease, and developing diabetes, colon cancer, and high blood pressure. CDC, 2008
Or, how about this… Healthy eating is associated with reduced risk
for many diseases, including the three leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, and stroke. USDHHS, 2001
More of the Facts… More than 90 million Americans live with chronic
illnesses. Chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths
in the United States. Poor diet and physical inactivity lead to 300,000
deaths each year—second only to tobacco use.CDC
Want more? People who are overweight or obese increase their risk
for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis-related disabilities, and some cancers.
Not getting an adequate amount of exercise is associated with needing more medication, visiting a physician more often, and being hospitalized more.
The direct medical costs associated with physical inactivity was nearly $76 billion in 2000 .
CDC
Across the country…(CDC, 2008)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance (2005)
CDC
And yet, there’s more… No more than 25% of
total calories consumed should come from added sugars such as those found in candy, soft drinks, fruit drinks, and pastries.
People who eat lots of whole grains have less heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
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Are you kidding me?
“The function of protecting and developing health must
rank even above that of restoring it when it is
impaired.”
-Hippocrates
Some Wise words to follow…