I hope you are aware of the progressive obesity trend. Stats continue to escalate, jumping significantly in all sex and age groups in the last decade. But the likelihood of becoming obese appears greater in the 40-59 age group and the 60+ category. That’s per the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which was beneficial in tracking and comparing the upward shift in obesity and overweight in adults from 1999 to 2008.
Per the survey, the prevalence of obesity was 32.2% among adult men and 35.5% among adult women. The problem, as we know it. Being overweight or obese is far more than carrying around excess pounds and wearing bigger clothing. It’s a hot button—key risk factor—for conditions such as METABOLIC SYNDROME with diabetes, hypertension, elevated cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, arthritis and even certain cancers.
The higher graders of obesity, per the NHANES authors, are linked to excess mortality “primarily from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and certain cancers.” Study authors—led by CDC’s Katherine M. Flegal, PhD—noted that hypertension is on the increase—and of all the obesity -related conditions, diabetes is “most closely linked to obesity and the increasing incidence of diabetes worldwide is of considerable concern.”
Prevention-Intervention. Throughout the myriad of studies on obesity and its related chronic health conditions, one thing remains clear: a proactive approach is crucial to assuage the obesity epidemic.
The NHANES authors cite a 2009 study in Nature Reviews Endocrinology by Robert Ross and Alison J. Bradshaw that says, “emerging evidence supports the notion that a lifestyle-modification program characterized by an increase in physical activity and a balanced diet can reduce obesity and the risk of obesity related co-morbid conditions despite minimal or no weight loss. The benefits of such an approach include appreciable reductions in abdominal obesity, visceral fat and cardio-metabolic risk factors, and increases in both skeletal muscle mass and cardio-respiratory fitness.”
The Sleep-Fat Combo Studies say . . .
• Poor sleep habits can heighten the potential for car accidents—and contribute to excess weight.
• Cleveland Clinic sleep experts say chronic sleep deprivation (not sleeping enough) leads to obesity because of hormone changes that control appetite, high blood pressure, increased risk of heart attack and stroke, depression.
• Average American sleeps 6.8 hours on week nights—but the National Sleep Foundation recommends 7-9 hours nightly.
• 50% of us have “signs of insomnia,” from daytime fatigue to issues with concentration. That can lead to increased eating to stay more awake.
What to do? Establish a pattern: start getting ready for bed by the same time daily and keep your bedroom for sleep, not watching TV. That same study also suggests you initiate positive lifestyle changes, obesity is associated with health risks which can be reduced in response to increase in physical activity with or without weight loss.”
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