diet and physical activity

7/30/10

Nutrition and Physical Activityby Aaron Dufour

Diet and activity affect

everything you do.

✤ Results from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate that approximately 68% of Americans are overweight or obese.

✤ In the U.S., overweight and obesity are especially prevalent in minority groups as well as in those with lower income and less education.

✤ Research shows that quality nutrition lowers the risk of many chronic illnesses like heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes and osteoporosis.

✤ Physical inactivity contributes to 300,000 preventable deaths each year in the U.S.

Fruits & VegetablesChart from the CDC: Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System

✤ The vast majority of Americans do not eat enough of the health fortifying fruits and vegetables needed to prevent heart disease, stroke, and eye and digestive disorders.

✤ Reach for 4 1/2 cups each of colorful and fresh fruits and vegetables per day.

Health benefits of physical activityBoth aerobic and resistance exercises have been known to decrease the risk of Type 2 diabetes.

Wake Up!

✤ Chronic diseases are the leading killers of our Westernized society and are increasingly rampant in developing nations.

✤ Obesity, diabetes, and hypertension are now even commonplace among children.

✤ Overwhelming evidence from a variety of sources, including epidemiological, prospective cohort, and intervention studies, links most chronic diseases seen in the world today to physical inactivity and inappropriate diet consumption.

A happier you is just a healthier decision away!