Poor Nutritional Choices Driving Obesity Epidemic
Americans are now living longer than ever, according to information recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The current average life expectancy in the U.S. rose to 77.6 years, a new record. Is this news something to celebrate or is there trouble on the horizon?
(PRWEB) April 29, 2005 -- Americans are now living longer than ever,
according to information recently released by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. The current average life expectancy in the U.S. rose to 77.6
years, a new record. Is this news something to celebrate or is there trouble on
the horizon?
According to newly-published research, any optimism
regarding the rise in life expectancy may be short-lived. Researchers at the
University of Illinois predict that within 50 years the average life span will
decline by at least two to five years. The culprit? Obesity. The alarming rise
in obesity is likely to have more impact than either cancer or heart
disease.
Researchers say this trend has shaved four to nine months off
the average life span already. Obesity currently affects at least 15 percent of
U.S. school-age children and experts expect these numbers to rise. We are facing
the troubling possibility of becoming the first generation in modern history to
live shorter lives than our parents.
People of all ages are struggling
with obesity in today’s climate. “Go to any public place and look around you,”
says Dr. Richard L. Becker, author of Foundations for Healing. “You will see
countless people who are desperately fighting a losing battle with obesity. I
believe that poor nutrition may be the key to the obesity problems we are facing
as a society.”
On his nationally-syndicated television show Your Health,
Dr. Becker advises his audience to adopt holistic dieting plans to maintain
health and vitality. “It is a common mistake made by doctors to assume that an
overweight person is well-nourished,” says Dr. Becker. “It has been my
experience that the vast majority of obese people are malnourished in some
respect.”
Dr. Becker teaches that ancestral forces cause people to
practice out-dated dieting habits. In these modern times, food is readily
available, but our biological heritage sometimes dictates that we eat all that
we can. “Despite modern scientific advancements, the fundamental needs of humans
have remained the same for thousands of years,” he says. “Proper lifestyle
changes can help reverse these harmful trends.”
By implementing simple
recommendations for weight loss and weight gain prevention, it is possible to
get the health of our nation back on track. “People eat out way too much,” Dr.
Becker says. “You can make your life much healthier by simply cooking healthy
whole foods at home.”
Dr. Becker recommends that people slow down their
pace of eating, eat only whole foods, and that they always eat breakfast within
thirty minutes of getting up in the morning. He also tells people to eat all
they want when they are hungry, as long as the right foods are
eaten.
“The time for discipline in weight loss is not in denying hunger,
but in making the right choices,” Dr Becker says. “By making the right dietary
choices, we can hopefully reverse this trend and restore the healthy future of
America. We should all become our own doctors of wellness.” Most experts agree
drastic action is needed to stop the wave of obesity that is threatening our
children.
For more information or to set up an interview with Dr Becker,
please contact Jay Wilke at 727-443-7115, ext. 223.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prweb234330.htm