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...risk for all causes of death, over a 10-year period, as those who were of normal weight and physically fit. The study also reported, however, that men who were obese and physically fit had a 60% increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, while those who were merely overweight and not fit had a 50% increased risk. Since about 60% of U.S. men are overweight or obese, the potential public-health impact of not maintaining normal weight could be enormous. In addition, men who were both obese and unfit were five times (rather than three times, as stated...
Those of us who work in hospitals rarely see people who don't smoke, don't drink or aren't overweight, or people who exercise and wear seat belts. Those who adopt a good lifestyle soon find that it can be a fun adventure and that energetic, sexy bodies are not that far away. RUSS H. CARTER Pittsburgh...
...years old, and I have been overweight all my adult life. I found it disappointing that your article neglected to delve into the motivating factors behind poor lifestyle habits. You failed to mention that unless the driving issues that lead to gluttonous behavior are dealt with, the suggested solutions are certain to have the life-span of most fad diets. LUTHER MACE Los Angeles...
TIES THAT BIND You don't smoke, you're not overweight and your blood pressure and cholesterol check out O.K. And yet, if a family member has cardiovascular disease, the odds are fifty-fifty that your arteries are silently clogging up too. Researchers found abnormal blood flow in 16 of 32 individuals with a parent or sibling who had the disease. The best way to rewrite this family history is aggressive prevention: exercise, diet and, in some cases, medication...
Still, we have our work cut out for us. Nearly 50 million Americans continue to smoke. More than 60% are obese or overweight--20 years ago, it was 47%. One in four Americans gets no regular exercise at all. Perhaps 25% of the populace consumes the recommended minimum of five servings a day of fruits and vegetables. The incidence of adult-onset (or Type 2) diabetes, having jumped 33% from 1990 to 1998, climbed an additional 6% in 1999, according to a report released last week by the CDC. Health experts worry that if present trends continue, the incidence...