Obesity is such a growing problem in the United States, and more people are suffering the effects now with increased mortality and more coronary heart disease.
I agree, it is sad that people let themselves get so out of shape
It's unfortunate, especially now that two out of every three American men are considered overweight or obese, and the rates are even worse for women. It's out of hand.
That is terrible, I wonder how we could talk to more people about their health without them getting mad
It's a difficult problem to solve, I think we need to educate children better about healthy eating habits, especially since obesity in children is increasing in prevalence too.
Yeah i wish we could talk to them a lot younger maybe go to the schools?
Let's Move!
Let's Move! was a public health campaign in the United States, led by Michelle Obama, wife of then-President Barack Obama. The campaign aims to reduce childhood obesity and encourage a healthy lifestyle in children.
The initiative has the initially stated goal of "solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight." Let's Move seeks to decrease childhood obesity to 5% by 2030.
History.
The campaign
types of heart disease. People with class I obesity and heart disease do not have greater rates of further heart problems than people of normal weight who also have heart disease. In people with greater degrees of obesity, however, the risk of further cardiovascular events is increased. Even after cardiac bypass surgery, no increase in mortality is seen in the overweight and obese. One study found that the improved survival could be explained by the more aggressive treatment obese people receive after a cardiac event. Another found that if one takes into