First, let’s discuss WHY I am writing this blog: (#’s taking from CDC – Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Percent of adults aged 20 and over with obesity: 37.9% (2013-2014)
• Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 70.7% (2013-2014)
• Percent of adolescents aged 12-19 years with obesity: 20.6% (2013-2014)
• Percent of children aged 6-11 years with obesity: 17.4% (2013-2014)
• Percent of children aged 2-5 years with obesity: 9.4% (2013-2014)
• Why is Obesity and/or being Overweight so bad?
  • Having unhealthy levels of body fat on (weight) compared to lean mass (muscle) has been shown to be a marker for things like early death and diseases and or metabolic syndrome like: CVD, Heart Failure, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Stroke and Cancer
• The good news?
  • Lifestyle interventions are even more powerful than medication when it comes to preventing these conditions

• THE ROOT OF IT ALL: The Western Diet (North American Diet Mentality Madness)
  • Dietary pattern followed by most in the North America which consists of processed and fast foods with high-calorie density and low-nutrient density
  • Provides of a lot of energy but lacks nutrients like vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients
• The combined effect of Western Diet combined with a sedentary lifestyle is responsible for the epidemic levels of disease and obesity found in developed nations like the US
• Diabetes Type 2 – is a lifestyle-related disease, and is almost always preventable through the choices we make each day
• CVD – Still the #1 killer of North Americans – it kills more people than the next 6 leading causes of death combined, someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds
• Each minute, someone in the US dies from a heart disease-related event
• TO SAY THE CVD IS A PROBLEM OF EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT
• Thus, improving diet, exercise and lifestyle can prevent and even reverse the events of Type 2 diabetes, CVD and other chronic diseases
• SIMPLE BEHAVIOR & LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS TO REDUCE RISK OF DISEASE:
  • Maintain a healthy body fat % (Under 15% for men, Under 22% for females)
  • Space meals evenly
  • Avoid or minimize alcohol intake (fewer than 5 drinks per week)
  • Eat 1-2 servings of veggies with every meal
  • Eat at least 25 grams of fiber per day from a variety of food sources
  • Eat lean protein at most (if not all) meals (about 20-30 grams for women and 40-60 grams for men)
  • Avoid trans fat consumption (shoot for 0 grams per day)
  • Exercise at least 3-5 hours per week, using a combo of resistance training and aerobic exercise
  • Minimize refined and high-sugar carbs
  • Eat/Supplement with food containing Omega 3 (ALA, EPA, DHA) – Flax, walnuts, Algae, Mackerel, Salmon,

TAKE AWAY: LIFESTYLE  IS THE MOST POWERFUL WAY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE AND BOTH EXERCISES AND NUTRITION PLAY A VERY POWERFUL ROLE.

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Yours in strength,

Coach Jeff