In viewing all of the post on numerous social media platforms concerning the challenges associated with becoming more fit, I decided to put away the technical vernacular in order have a real heart-to-heart with my readers. When I launched the National Campaign against Obesity in 2012, the Centers for Disease…
Heavy burden: Obesity may be even deadlier than thought Maggie Fox NBC News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GooglePlus Email Aug. 15, 2013 at 5:43 PM ET Video: Researchers say obesity is responsible for many more deaths than earlier estimates — and one gender is more susceptible to its effects than the other. NBC’s…
Obesity is rapidly becoming the plague of the 21st Century. Obesity has silently, yet, rapidly advanced up the scale of America’s deadliest killers. With so many in America being hyper-sensitive to the word obesity, it has made discussing this devastating epidemic with any true detail and depth, almost impossible. In…
Often times I am asked how does my faith and being a spiritual leader reconcile with my approach to fitness? The answer is quite simple, though the foundation is extensive. My faith and my focus on fitness, as well as health and wellness reconcile quite well, in fact, they are…
The epidemic of obesity George A Bray1 and Jennie Macdiarmid2 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. A chronic disease that governments worldwide must take seriously. The worldwide epidemic of obesity is reaching critical proportions.1,2,3 An estimated 250 million people in the world are obese, and this…
Obesity isn’t a numbers game; it’s a crisis By The Associated Press Scripps Howard News Service Thu, 09/20/2012 – 4:56pm First lady Michelle Obama has gotten little appreciation for her campaign to get children to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. She has publicized the effort with a White House garden,…
