In case you haven’t noticed, Americans are fat. The good news is that it seems like the obesity rate in this country has leveled off after several decades of steady increases. The bad news? Well…
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Have you ever rationalized eating a bunch of crappy food because you can simply work a bit harder at the gym to burn it off? If so, then perhaps you should read on. While it’s true that an increase in exercise can offset an increase in caloric intake, it’s not as easy as it sounds.
I just ran across an interesting article on obesity, smoking, and life expectancy in the Annals of Internal Medicine. It’s a few years old now, but the results are pretty eye-opening, especially if you’ve been struggling with your weight.
Well, it’s official… According to a recent report from the CDC, the obesity rate (i.e., the fraction of population with a BMI of 30 or more) in the United States has increased to 25.6%. This report makes the nationwide push to reduce obesity rates to less than 15% by 2010 almost laughable.