Here a Waddle, There a Waddle Everywhere a Waddle Waddle
There has always been an element of humor associated with fat people albeit often cruel and thoughtless.
However some have made their living out of their overweightness.
Old troupers like Oliver Hardy and Lou Costello and more recently John Hardy, Gabriel Inglesias and John Belushi.
Dr Anna Peeters, of the Netherlands Morbidity Research Unit, who led a study, said: "We concluded that obesity in adulthood is associated with a decrease in life expectancy of about seven years, both in men and women".
It is not just the few years that you might lose, but the quality of life during the time you waddle around.
Think of how restricted life can be.
Walking the dog can cause extreme breathlessness, most sports are out.
Too embarrassed to go to the beach or a restaurant.
Traveling by bus or plane can be a nightmare.
Tying your shoe laces, forget it.
If you have a fall imagine the humiliation of having six people to help you up.
To improve your health and lose some weight is not impossible, difficult perhaps, but not impossible.
The first step is to look at your lifestyle then make some changes.
They do not have to be dramatic to start with, a small step is better than none.
Walk a little, limit the amount of fast food you eat during the week would be a start.
Obesity has now become a world wide phenomenon with up to 300mil+ suffering obesity according to the World Health Organization's last figures and many times that are classified as over weight.
It is no longer a Western civilization problem now some Asian countries are expanding sideways, so to speak.
These figures are way out of date, the numbers are increasing.
Children are not immune from this malaise.
The percentage of overweight children between 6-11 has nearly doubled since the early 1980's.
This can not be so surprising when certain lifestyle factors are considered.
More time spent in front on a computer screen on the internet.
They can even play some sports by standing in their lounge rooms in front of the TV instead of engaging in the activity outside.
But the worst contributor surely has to be the proliferation of fast food outlets pedaling their salt/fat/sugar products.
These are advertised every where particularly on TV when children are watching.
Have you noticed now that the products themselves have got fatter.
We are now encouraged to go 'SUPERSIZED'.
It is no wonder that some social scientists have predicted that the current generation of children will be the first in history, collectedly, not to live as long as their parents.
A sobering thought.
According to the US Census 2000; estimates).
Six million American adults are now morbidly obese Body Mass Index 40+), with another 9.
6 million have a Body Mass Index of 35-40.
these figures are almost twice as high as 1980.
And this was in 2000, what of today? When I was growing up overweight people were a real minority with children almost non- existent.
I remember only one or two in the whole school.
Wander through any shopping center/mall and see how society has ballooned.
Where do you fit in? You can make a difference if you want to.
However some have made their living out of their overweightness.
Old troupers like Oliver Hardy and Lou Costello and more recently John Hardy, Gabriel Inglesias and John Belushi.
Dr Anna Peeters, of the Netherlands Morbidity Research Unit, who led a study, said: "We concluded that obesity in adulthood is associated with a decrease in life expectancy of about seven years, both in men and women".
It is not just the few years that you might lose, but the quality of life during the time you waddle around.
Think of how restricted life can be.
Walking the dog can cause extreme breathlessness, most sports are out.
Too embarrassed to go to the beach or a restaurant.
Traveling by bus or plane can be a nightmare.
Tying your shoe laces, forget it.
If you have a fall imagine the humiliation of having six people to help you up.
To improve your health and lose some weight is not impossible, difficult perhaps, but not impossible.
The first step is to look at your lifestyle then make some changes.
They do not have to be dramatic to start with, a small step is better than none.
Walk a little, limit the amount of fast food you eat during the week would be a start.
Obesity has now become a world wide phenomenon with up to 300mil+ suffering obesity according to the World Health Organization's last figures and many times that are classified as over weight.
It is no longer a Western civilization problem now some Asian countries are expanding sideways, so to speak.
These figures are way out of date, the numbers are increasing.
Children are not immune from this malaise.
The percentage of overweight children between 6-11 has nearly doubled since the early 1980's.
This can not be so surprising when certain lifestyle factors are considered.
More time spent in front on a computer screen on the internet.
They can even play some sports by standing in their lounge rooms in front of the TV instead of engaging in the activity outside.
But the worst contributor surely has to be the proliferation of fast food outlets pedaling their salt/fat/sugar products.
These are advertised every where particularly on TV when children are watching.
Have you noticed now that the products themselves have got fatter.
We are now encouraged to go 'SUPERSIZED'.
It is no wonder that some social scientists have predicted that the current generation of children will be the first in history, collectedly, not to live as long as their parents.
A sobering thought.
According to the US Census 2000; estimates).
Six million American adults are now morbidly obese Body Mass Index 40+), with another 9.
6 million have a Body Mass Index of 35-40.
these figures are almost twice as high as 1980.
And this was in 2000, what of today? When I was growing up overweight people were a real minority with children almost non- existent.
I remember only one or two in the whole school.
Wander through any shopping center/mall and see how society has ballooned.
Where do you fit in? You can make a difference if you want to.
