Lisa Schofield, Contributing Writer 09.01.14
According to a 2014 report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), “More than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States are obese.” This is despite years of awareness about how nutrition, healthy eating habits and exercise is the best formula for weight loss.
In contrast, for far fewer years, government agencies, academia and activists have touted the idea of recycling—as a result, today, most people have altered their habits to dispose of glass, plastic, etc. into a separate refuse container.
Boiling down why more Americans are fatter than ever leads to the inescapable physical equation of more calories consumed versus calories (energy units) expended. However, it is much more complex than that. Many who are serious about losing weight will alter their lifestyle habits to reverse that equation. Consumers should also be encouraged to incorporate heavily researched dietary ingredients that address underlying issues they or their physicians determine may derail attempts to lose weight and keep it off.
Greg Miller, PhD, executive vice president, National Dairy Council,
In contrast, for far fewer years, government agencies, academia and activists have touted the idea of recycling—as a result, today, most people have altered their habits to dispose of glass, plastic, etc. into a separate refuse container.
Boiling down why more Americans are fatter than ever leads to the inescapable physical equation of more calories consumed versus calories (energy units) expended. However, it is much more complex than that. Many who are serious about losing weight will alter their lifestyle habits to reverse that equation. Consumers should also be encouraged to incorporate heavily researched dietary ingredients that address underlying issues they or their physicians determine may derail attempts to lose weight and keep it off.
Greg Miller, PhD, executive vice president, National Dairy Council,
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