Many of us watch the television show “The Biggest Loser” each week, and see an amazing transformation of people losing 100+ pounds over just a few months. We see them working out like crazy, but don’t see quite as much about how they eat. I heard one of the Biggest Loser Trainers on a local radio show recently talking about this subject, and about the strict diet they keep in the house.
Concurrently, new statistics from the U.S. government out this week state 34% of American adults age 20 and up are obese. 68% of the same population are overweight. And whats worse, is that this number is seen as “relatively good news” in relation to past trends according the the director of the CDC’s division of nutrition, William Dietz. No matter what the trend numbers might say, its clearly an issue in American society, and a fixable one at that.
When attacking the issue of obesity, it is important to keep in mind just one equation. Burn more calories than you take in, and you’ll have a negative calorie count, allowing you to shed those extra and unwanted pounds.
A couple of good articles that go along with these follow.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/04/fn.beck.griggs/index.html
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2010/01/weight-loss-slower-eating-helps-with-weight-loss-children-and-obesity-mandometer.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704362004575000991306918812.html?mod=wsj_share_twitter
