Obesity in NSW!
January 28th, 2008 by Richard & Joey Marc
An article today in NSW Australia revealed:
“The latest NSW Health data shows that there are seven urban and 12 rural areas in NSW where more than half the people over the age of 16 are fat. Barrier in outback NSW is home to the highest number of overweight or obese people in the state.
Premier Morris Iemma said the state’s obesity crisis was worsening as fewer people exercised.
“These statistics show us that the health issues, which arise from people being overweight or obese, must be faced by the whole community not just [the] Government or the health system,” he said.
Mr Iemma said more than half of all NSW adults and one-quarter of schoolchildren were overweight or obese.
“Obesity levels are at all all-time high and this in turns leads to an increase in a range of chronic diseases such as diabetes,” he said.”
With the release of our book “Please Mum, Don’t Supersize Me!” in all good book stores Australia wide soon, we are all about providing solutions to be able to help this growing concern. Being healthy is about eating a well balanced diet daily and being active everyday in your life.
Here are 3 tips of how you can make a positive health change in your life right now!
1. Be active everyday! Instead of sitting down after dinner and watching TV go outside and get active! Go for a walk around the block or to the local park and throw a ball around, walk the dog, go for a bike ride. Go outside and be active for 20 - 30minutes!
2. Be conscious to drink water everyday! Did you know there are 10 teaspoons of sugar most cans of soft drink? Go the H2O its better for hydration…
3. Replace any high sugar snacks such as a chocolate bar and lollies with a piece of fresh fruit or fruit salad.
Click here to read more about the mentioned article above relating to the obesity levels in NSW areas.
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January 29th, 2008 at 10:08 am
[…] Richard & Joey placed an observative post today on Obesity in NSW!.Here’s a quick excerpt:Premier Morris Iemma said the state’s obesity crisis was worsening as fewer people exercised. “These statistics show us that the health issues, which arise from people being overweight or obese, must be faced by the whole community not … […]
April 7th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Obesity and diabetes are becoming more and more of a problem these days. Actually it is easy to avoid being overweight by just having the proper diet and exercise.