In the Spirit of Sankofa,
... WoW! So, this report focuses on those of us in the black community without directly doing so, smh:
Fat and getting fatter: U.S. obesity rates to soar by 2030
An overweight woman watches a street performer at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, May 11, 2012. Picture taken May 11, 2012. REUTERS/David McNew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If Americans stick to their eating and exercise habits, future historians will look back on the early 21st century as a golden age of svelte.
Using a model of population and other trends, a new report released on Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projects that half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030 unless Americans change their ways.
http://news.yahoo.com/fat-getting-fatter-u-obesity-rates-soar-2030-140534331.html
Peace In,
... WoW! So, this report focuses on those of us in the black community without directly doing so, smh:
EDUCATION AND INCOME
Obesity has long been associated with education and income. The report found that about one-third of adults without a high school diploma were obese, compared with about one-fifth of those who graduated from college or technical college.
And one-third of adults who earn less than $15,000 per year are obese, compared to one-quarter of those who earned $50,000 or more per year. The obesity-poverty connection reflects such facts that calorie-dense foods are cheap and that poor neighborhoods have fewer playgrounds, sidewalks and other amenities that encourage exercise.
Fat and getting fatter: U.S. obesity rates to soar by 2030
An overweight woman watches a street performer at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, May 11, 2012. Picture taken May 11, 2012. REUTERS/David McNew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If Americans stick to their eating and exercise habits, future historians will look back on the early 21st century as a golden age of svelte.
Using a model of population and other trends, a new report released on Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projects that half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030 unless Americans change their ways.
http://news.yahoo.com/fat-getting-fatter-u-obesity-rates-soar-2030-140534331.html
Peace In,