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The scariest part of dieting is the knowledge that you have to diet because you’re overweight and your health is being jeopardized. The hardest part of dieting is the resistance to foods that put you in that position in the first place. The formula is actually pretty easy: eat right and get plenty of exercise. So why is it so hard and why are there millions of Americans who want to change their ways but can’t quite seem to get started? There are as many opinions and statistics on the subject as there are foods to eat but the consensus seems to be that changes in lifestyle, which includes changes in what we eat and exercise, and adopting a plan to avoid weight gain, for example, the Okinawa Program, so as to maintain an ideal weight, is the key to success. Ever since we were children, television has played a large part in our lives. It seems like our entire economy is built on advertising. Everywhere we go, we see ads that publicize unhealthy products and off we go to the market to buy that bag of potato chips or the package of Twinkies that looked so appealing. How about the juicy hamburger, dripping with fattening sauces that run down the side of your mouth. Who can forget the ad for Cocoa Puffs cereal with the bird squawking, “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs,” with the child screaming across the room, “Mommy, I want Cocoa Puffs” so off Mom goes to the market to buy cereal filled with unrefined sugar. According to the federal Center for Disease Control, who surveyed about 200,000 adults across the country, the country’s obesity rate rose from 19.8% in 2000 to 20.9% in 2001. Diabetes diagnosis also rose from 7.3% in 2000 to 7.9% in 2001. In addition to diabetes, obesity is also linked to high blood pressure and heart disease.
Approximate Word count = 1226
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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