How serious is the obesity crisis in the United States these days? Well, it’s approaching a tipping point and we’re seeing kids who are so overweight that they’re at risk for juvenile diabetes. When children are young and have an obesity problem, they are training their bodies to function in a certain way and this will follow them throughout life. It is essential that children eat well, exercise and stay slim and trim.
If these children are obese at an early age and well into adulthood, they will have multiple complications by the time they are 35 years old and this will overwhelm our already huge health care crisis. If we are going to have universal health care in the United States of America, we must do something now about this obesity crisis. The longer we wait, the worse the problem will be.
Rising health insurance costs are only part of the problem, yet critical to the quality of life and standard of living for most Americans. It should be pretty obvious that America needs to watch our diets. It is said that eating right and exercising at least 30 to 45 minutes a day can increase your life expectancy by five to ten years. Such a simple thing you can do and very few people actually do it.
Those over 50 who walk at least 3 miles a day generally live 10 years longer and in better health during their later years than those who don’t. Whether you’re young or old, you need to eat right and exercise, because your health and your life depend on it.
