Are Our Drinks Making Us Fat?

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Are Our Drinks Making Us Fat?

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Recently obesity has become American's number one health

concern. The level of obesity in this country has risen to

shocking proportions.

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Are Our Drinks Making Us Fat?

Copyright © 2007 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

Recently obesity has become American's number one health

concern. The level of obesity in this country has risen to

shocking proportions.

* 58 Million Americans are overweight

* 40 Million Americans are obese

* 3 Million Americans are morbidly obese

* Eight out of 10 people over the age of 25 are overweight

* In 2001 25% of Caucasian children were overweight

* 33% of African American and Hispanic children were overweight

as of 2001

Doctors and researchers have been looking for clues to why the

obesity rate has risen so dramatically. Obviously, our lifestyle

habits have changed, and our new habits are making us fat. The

habits that seem to be significantly contributing to the rising

obesity rate are:

Activity Level

More of us than ever are sedentary. Even today's children seem

to spend most of their leisure time participating in activities

that involve sitting on the couch. The number of children who

have never participated in any sports activity has risen each

year for the past ten. Regular exercise is one of the important

keys to losing weight and keeping it off.

Aim for 30 minutes of exercise a day at least 3 times a week. In

addition, if you can supplement with weight training, you'll

build muscle, which in the long run, will help keep you slim.

Muscle, even when resting, burns more calories than fat, so the

more muscle you have the more calories you burn all the time.

You don't need to join a gym or have expensive equipment in your

home to be able to get regular exercise. Walking, for example,

requires no special equipment, other than a good pair of shoes,

and is an excellent way to get your exercise. Walking works your

heart, strengthens your core and build muscle in your lower

body.

Where your children are concerned, you needn't plan significant

exercise outings. Running and playing in the yard are a great way

for your children to burn off that excess childhood energy and

keep fit at the same time. Just get them off the couch!

Diet

We are a fast food, on the run, never eat at the table society.

And, it's catching up with us. When we eat takeout and fast food

we're eating far more calories than if we ate a home cooked meal

at the table. So, try to consider the following things for your

family's diet.

* Stop the fast food and processed foods

* Try to eat meals cooked at home as much as possible

* Watch the white flour and the processed sugars

* Include more lean protein and less simple carbohydrates

Try to include lots of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Fruits

and vegetables are low calorie and extremely filling. Plus, they

ensure that you're getting your daily dose of anti-oxidants,

which are critical to a long and healthy life. Try adding green

tea as a favored beverage. It's low calorie, and will also help

ensure you get the anti-oxidants you need.

Stop the Soda!

One of the big differences in diet between this generation and

the one before it is the amount of soda and other sweetened

drinks we consume. High calories soda can add hundreds of

calories a day to our diet.

One study, reported by the UK Tea Council highlights the

significant calorie increase our society has seen in terms of

sodas and other high calorie beverages. This study concludes that

50% of our excess calories today come from sodas and other

sweetened beverages.* One of the ways that we can make a huge

impact in the number of calories we consume each day is to ensure

that we cut out the high calorie drinks, particularly the ones

that provide no nutritional value.

Keep in mind that when we consume milk and fruit juice, we are

taking in calories. However, we are getting vitamins and other

nutrients from the calories in these drinks. With sodas and other

high calorie sweetened drinks, we load up on the calories, but

gain no nutritional value. The study mentioned above concluded

that we could significantly cut the excess calories that are

leading to our overweight society by simply replacing high

calorie, low nutrition drinks with low calorie ones.

To be sure, the battle of the bulge is no easy one. It takes

time, education and motivation to keep the calories under

control. However, it's critical to our health that we get our

weight under control. Obesity leads to a number of illnesses, all

of which are entirely preventable by maintaining a healthy diet

and activity level, and a healthy weight. Some of the most

significant weight related health disorders include:

* Type II Diabetes

* Heart Disease

* High Blood Pressure

* Sleep Apnea

* Higher risk for many forms of cancer

* High Cholesterol

* Congestive Heart Failure

* Arthritis

* Stroke

* Gout

* Pregnancy Complications

Our country must get the wake up call and learn to control our

weight. Our health, and the health of our children is dependent

upon our ability to get our eating habits and our activity level

to a healthy balance.

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Jon M. Stout is the Chairman of the Golden Moon Tea Company.

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