Americans spend more on healthcare per capita than any other developed nation. About 17 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) is earmarked for healthcare expenditure. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), medical insurance will cost us far more in the future. It doesnâEUR(TM)t even matter if universal healthcare is made available to all. An increasingly unhealthy population will cost more to cover.
WhatâEUR(TM)s the problem?
ThereâEUR(TM)s no subtle way to say it. Weight is an issue people have struggled with for centuries. When food became readily available, some folks indulged and others did not. When they ate more than needed, they naturally gained weight. Americans have been overeating for many years. More than two-third of her residents weigh more than they should. And according to the CDC, things are about to get a lot worse.
A new report published by the federal agency predicts that the number of obese Americans will increase by 32 million by 2020, which would put the national obesity rate at 42 percent, the highest in history. The rise in adiposity cannot be blamed on any single industry. No, McDonalds is not responsible. Well, not entirely.
There have been fast food restaurants in America since the 1930s, and folks werenâEUR(TM)t fat then. They also didnâEUR(TM)t diet as much. Americans now spend tens of billions of dollars on diet and exercise programs. Unfortunately, they havenâEUR(TM)t done us much good. WeâEUR(TM)re fatter than ever! Not to mention the fact that the number of uninsured Americans has risen in recent years to just over 17 percent of the population. Once again, that is a record high. It is important because overweigh people who are uninsured often become obese without medical treatment.
Why canâEUR(TM)t we lose weight?
Morbid obesity is on the rise. People who are more than 100 pounds overweight will account for 11 percent of the population by 2020, according to the CDC. These folks find it difficult to find a diet and stick to it. In most cases, it is not that they lack willpower, but rather that they cannot locate a diet that works for them.
The grapefruit juice diet has been around for over eight decades. It has long been a secret of actresses in Tinseltown who needed lose a few pounds between shoots. According to its adherents, the grapefruit juice diet worked because the fruit contains an enzyme that helps people burn fat. There is no evidence that the grapefruit juice diet can deliver on these claims.
What we do know, however, is that the grapefruit is an extremely healthy fruit. It is chockfull of vitamins and nutrients and is relatively low in calories. It is for these reasons that the grapefruit juice diet may have merit.
WhatâEUR(TM)s the problem?
ThereâEUR(TM)s no subtle way to say it. Weight is an issue people have struggled with for centuries. When food became readily available, some folks indulged and others did not. When they ate more than needed, they naturally gained weight. Americans have been overeating for many years. More than two-third of her residents weigh more than they should. And according to the CDC, things are about to get a lot worse.
A new report published by the federal agency predicts that the number of obese Americans will increase by 32 million by 2020, which would put the national obesity rate at 42 percent, the highest in history. The rise in adiposity cannot be blamed on any single industry. No, McDonalds is not responsible. Well, not entirely.
There have been fast food restaurants in America since the 1930s, and folks werenâEUR(TM)t fat then. They also didnâEUR(TM)t diet as much. Americans now spend tens of billions of dollars on diet and exercise programs. Unfortunately, they havenâEUR(TM)t done us much good. WeâEUR(TM)re fatter than ever! Not to mention the fact that the number of uninsured Americans has risen in recent years to just over 17 percent of the population. Once again, that is a record high. It is important because overweigh people who are uninsured often become obese without medical treatment.
Why canâEUR(TM)t we lose weight?
Morbid obesity is on the rise. People who are more than 100 pounds overweight will account for 11 percent of the population by 2020, according to the CDC. These folks find it difficult to find a diet and stick to it. In most cases, it is not that they lack willpower, but rather that they cannot locate a diet that works for them.
The grapefruit juice diet has been around for over eight decades. It has long been a secret of actresses in Tinseltown who needed lose a few pounds between shoots. According to its adherents, the grapefruit juice diet worked because the fruit contains an enzyme that helps people burn fat. There is no evidence that the grapefruit juice diet can deliver on these claims.
What we do know, however, is that the grapefruit is an extremely healthy fruit. It is chockfull of vitamins and nutrients and is relatively low in calories. It is for these reasons that the grapefruit juice diet may have merit.
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