Monday, September 01, 2008 The Porky-Pink Elephant in the room! POST A COMMENT Have a seat. No, wait a sec, don't sit, I just got that new chair. 'And researchers are saying two-thirds of us are already overweight... Pointing out -- 'every American adult could be overweight 40 years from now. Intended as 'a wake-up call' the new study adds -- 'Simply telling people to eat less and exercise more is not enough. So, it really does take a village (maybe with reinforced seats) -- 'such as making communities more pedestrian-friendly so that people can walk regularly, or getting the food industry to offer healthier, calorie-conscious choices. "It really needs to be more than an individual effort. It needs to be a societal effort." -- I agree here, like climate change, it's the porky-pink elephant in the room that folks don't talk about. So, speak up. Walk it out; and learn more about what you're putting in your mouth. I wrote about my own hugging of a more 'Mediterranean lifestyle; 'read today another article suggest -- 'new studies present evidence that this plant-based diet - which features plenty of vegetables and limited meat, with olive oil the primary source of fat - also reduces cancer risk. I think some basic common sense works here, like simply writing down what you shove down your throat helps (the good, bad, ugly)...I'd suggest signing up online on one of the many social-dieting websites (they're free and it allows you to keep a daily diary that charts your progress). Isn't it really about baby-steps in the right direction. Here's a cool "eat this, not that." video...they also have a fun online quiz (Men's Health) Source: Rueters Health Labels: Health, Healthy Foods, HungryForChange.com, Mediterranan lifestyle, Obesity, Trends posted by Henry Cruz at 3:43 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .