RANDOM NUTRITION FACTS… DID YOU KNOW?? RANDOM NUTRITION FACTS…

65 % OF AMERICANS ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE 40 % OF TEENS ARE CONSIDERED OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE TYPE II DIABETES IN ON THE RISE IN CHILDREN 60% OF YOUNG PEOPLE EAT TOO MUCH FAT IN THEIR DAILY DIET LESS THAN 20% OF TEENS EAT ENOUGH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

46% OF THE TYPICAL AMERICAN FAMILY FOOD BUDGET IS SPENT AWAY FROM HOME 50 % OF AMERICANS DO NOT GET ENOUGH EXERCISE 2/3 OF AMERICAN WOMEN WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT HIGH PROTEIN DIETS MAKE THE KIDNEYS WORK HARDER

WOMEN WITH AN APPLE SHAPE, ESPECIALLY IF OVER 35”, ARE 63% MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP CANCER, AND 3X MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP DEMENTIA YOUR WAIST SHOULD BE LESS THAN HALF YOUR HEIGHT

$40 BILLION ARE SPENT ON DIET INDUSTRY –WITH VERY POOR RESULTS 90% OF DIETERS GAIN BACK ALL WEIGHT IN ONE YEAR AMERICAN FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENT SPEND $117 BILLION ON OBESITY RELATED PROBLEMS, MOSTLY HEALTH CARE

CHEWING GUM MAY HELP TO AID APPETITE CONTROL – HELPS TO CONTROL MINDLESS MUNCHING 100 SNACK PACKS HAVE HELPED TO REDUCE CALORIES – LESS LIKELY TO OPEN A NEW PACKAGE SLEEP DEPRIVATION IS LINKED TO OBESITY. YOU NEED 7-9 HOURS EACH NIGHT

IF YOU CONSUME 100 CALORIES MORE PER DAY THAN YOU BURN, YOU WILL GAIN ONE POUND IN A MONTH PLATES AT RESTAURANTS ARE BIGGER THAN THEY USED TO BE – 12” INSTEAD OF 10.5” A QUARTER POUND BURGER HAS 30 GRAMS OF FAT – SAME AS 6 PATS OF BUTTER A SERVING OF STEAK IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DECK OF CARDS

High school freshmen with a healthy weight are 4 times as likely to stay slim as adults. Fit body, fit mind: physically fit kids are able to process information faster and have a greater ability to focus than kids that are unfit.

“Obesity, and with diabetes, are the only major health problems that are getting worse in this country, and they’re getting worse rapidly.” CDC Director Thomas Frieden