Life expectancy is decreased by six months for every pound a person is overweight. Get the important health facts that every American should know.
- Over 80% of all Americans want to lose weight.
- Medical costs related to obesity add up to more than $40 billion annually.
- Heart Disease is the #1 killer in America responsible for over 40% of all deaths.
- 60 Million Americans have been diagnosed with some form of cardiovascular disease.
- Incidences of high cholesterol will rise 33% by the year 2005.
- High blood pressure climbs 1% annually.
- Stroke increased by more than 200,000 cases last year.
- 800,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year.
- 1 in 3 Americans will develop cancer – some 80% of cancers are related to diet.
- Life expectancy is decreased by six months for every pound a person is overweight.
- America is getting older–Today 31 million Americans are aged 65 or older--In 20 years 50 million Americans will have reached 65 years of age.
- Nutrition & Exercise has been proven to aid in the reduction of America’s leading killers - Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke & Diabetes.
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