What does it mean to eat or BE Heart Healthy? Well, I like to define it as consuming foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart diseases or the potential for obesity.
Some heart healthy facts many people may or may not be aware of, and in either case don't really pay very close attention to are as follows: • Over 60% of Americans are over-weight • Over 1/3 of Americans are OBESE • Over 20% of pre-school children are over-weight • 1/3 of our teens are over-weight • 40%-70% of children and teens live with obese parents • Obese adults develop high risk factors for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes • There is an alarming increase in diabetes due to the obesity epidemic • About 80% of diabetics will develop cardiovascular diseases and die as a result • 75% of cardiovascular disease patients will die of coronary heart disease • Coronary disease, in this country, begins at ages of 5 and 6 • 1 out of 6 high school graduates will have Atheroma [high cholesterol] I urge you to really take a look at those numbers.
It's amazing to me that people can turn their heads to the very real and very threatening problems that we as a people and a country currently face.
We cannot continue to teach our children that the lifestyles that lead to obesity are acceptable.
It all starts with the parents and what their children see them doing as they grow up.
It's been said time and time again, but we MUST set a better example because if we don't, who will? Do you trust others to teach your children how to be heart healthy and conscious? Simply being overweight contributes to the development of Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, heart failure, certain cancers, gallstones, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis...
just to name a few.
Changing ones diet is a good start, however to truly transform yourself and your family, you must take on a deeper change...
a lifestyle change.
Many experts suggest consciously adopting the Mediterranean Diet as an alternative to fast food, take out, and other high fat diets.
The heart healthy Mediterranean Diet coupled with regular, moderate exercise has proven to be able to conquer weight related problems as well as many of the other diseases It is up to you to make the changes you know you and your family need to make to live an overall better life.
Make the decision to go heart healthy today, pass these ideas and lifestyle to your children, and enjoy the benefits of a long, healthy life with your family!
Some heart healthy facts many people may or may not be aware of, and in either case don't really pay very close attention to are as follows: • Over 60% of Americans are over-weight • Over 1/3 of Americans are OBESE • Over 20% of pre-school children are over-weight • 1/3 of our teens are over-weight • 40%-70% of children and teens live with obese parents • Obese adults develop high risk factors for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes • There is an alarming increase in diabetes due to the obesity epidemic • About 80% of diabetics will develop cardiovascular diseases and die as a result • 75% of cardiovascular disease patients will die of coronary heart disease • Coronary disease, in this country, begins at ages of 5 and 6 • 1 out of 6 high school graduates will have Atheroma [high cholesterol] I urge you to really take a look at those numbers.
It's amazing to me that people can turn their heads to the very real and very threatening problems that we as a people and a country currently face.
We cannot continue to teach our children that the lifestyles that lead to obesity are acceptable.
It all starts with the parents and what their children see them doing as they grow up.
It's been said time and time again, but we MUST set a better example because if we don't, who will? Do you trust others to teach your children how to be heart healthy and conscious? Simply being overweight contributes to the development of Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, heart failure, certain cancers, gallstones, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis...
just to name a few.
Changing ones diet is a good start, however to truly transform yourself and your family, you must take on a deeper change...
a lifestyle change.
Many experts suggest consciously adopting the Mediterranean Diet as an alternative to fast food, take out, and other high fat diets.
The heart healthy Mediterranean Diet coupled with regular, moderate exercise has proven to be able to conquer weight related problems as well as many of the other diseases It is up to you to make the changes you know you and your family need to make to live an overall better life.
Make the decision to go heart healthy today, pass these ideas and lifestyle to your children, and enjoy the benefits of a long, healthy life with your family!