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The Overweight Outnumber the Malnourished
September 11th 2006 05:06
The Overweight Outnumber the Malnourished
Isn’t this title statement absolutely inexcusable? What it is saying is that the millions of overweight people around the world could essentially feed the millions who are malnourished by reducing their dinner portions and daily drives through McDonalds. Plus, there’d be extra food just to make sure those who are starving have a backup supply. If the overweight wanted to make an impact on the world and just close the fridge, they’d help many others have at least a satisfactory amount of food, and no doubt save lives.
Paul Zimmet, during the opening of the 10th International Congress on Obesity in Sydney yesterday said “This insidious, creeping pandemic of obesity is now engulfing the entire world. It’s as big a threat as global warming and bird flu”.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that globally, there are one billion overweight adults (that’s one sixth of the world!), and 300 million of them are obese. On the thinner end of the spectrum, there are about 800 million who are malnourished from not having enough to eat. Luckily though, the WHO believes that the developing world would have more than caught up with the overeaters by 2010. But hopefully the weight-hoggers haven’t chewed through the earth’s crust and devoured its core, creating a gastronomical Armageddon by then.
Childhood obesity is another massive threat to the Western world: 22 million children worldwide are classified as obese. Apart from the obvious unattractiveness of fat kids (and their parents) the non-aesthetic health implications which taxpayers must fund because of the KFC-aholic’s lack of willpower are many; heart disease, diabetes and stroke are only a few obesity-related problems for any age.
So ignoring all those poor overweight individuals who are unfortunate to suffer because of genetic ailments or disease, from things beyond their control; I think the overweight should stop and think about what they’re doing - to themselves, and others. I know it might seem hard to start adopting a health and fitness regime after all those years of sitting sedentary at the office, but once you get into it and form a habit, you’ll realise that losing weight is possible and not as excruciating as you may think. Have a read though my posts on this blog and you’ll see that looking after yourself properly is a piece of cake (or, preferably - celery).
Find out how you can benefit from the GI (Glycemic Index) system, or participate in an invigorating Sydney sports event without any experience. Get into some popcorn, and stay away from preservatives, or how about the health benefits of Sex?
Being healthy isn’t just about eating less, it’s about eating well, exercising and leading a mentally active life too!
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Isn’t this title statement absolutely inexcusable? What it is saying is that the millions of overweight people around the world could essentially feed the millions who are malnourished by reducing their dinner portions and daily drives through McDonalds. Plus, there’d be extra food just to make sure those who are starving have a backup supply. If the overweight wanted to make an impact on the world and just close the fridge, they’d help many others have at least a satisfactory amount of food, and no doubt save lives.
Paul Zimmet, during the opening of the 10th International Congress on Obesity in Sydney yesterday said “This insidious, creeping pandemic of obesity is now engulfing the entire world. It’s as big a threat as global warming and bird flu”.
A good way to overeat is to get into the hot chips.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that globally, there are one billion overweight adults (that’s one sixth of the world!), and 300 million of them are obese. On the thinner end of the spectrum, there are about 800 million who are malnourished from not having enough to eat. Luckily though, the WHO believes that the developing world would have more than caught up with the overeaters by 2010. But hopefully the weight-hoggers haven’t chewed through the earth’s crust and devoured its core, creating a gastronomical Armageddon by then.
Childhood obesity is another massive threat to the Western world: 22 million children worldwide are classified as obese. Apart from the obvious unattractiveness of fat kids (and their parents) the non-aesthetic health implications which taxpayers must fund because of the KFC-aholic’s lack of willpower are many; heart disease, diabetes and stroke are only a few obesity-related problems for any age.
Be Healthy - eat well AND be active. You can go outside and have a jog. No treadmill required.
So ignoring all those poor overweight individuals who are unfortunate to suffer because of genetic ailments or disease, from things beyond their control; I think the overweight should stop and think about what they’re doing - to themselves, and others. I know it might seem hard to start adopting a health and fitness regime after all those years of sitting sedentary at the office, but once you get into it and form a habit, you’ll realise that losing weight is possible and not as excruciating as you may think. Have a read though my posts on this blog and you’ll see that looking after yourself properly is a piece of cake (or, preferably - celery).
Find out how you can benefit from the GI (Glycemic Index) system, or participate in an invigorating Sydney sports event without any experience. Get into some popcorn, and stay away from preservatives, or how about the health benefits of Sex?
Being healthy isn’t just about eating less, it’s about eating well, exercising and leading a mentally active life too!
ommes-1.jpg" target="_blank">Image 1 part of the GNU Free Documentation License
Image 2 in the Public Domain
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