Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, health, nutrition and fitness experts said the world’s increasingly deadly obesity crisis needed to be tackled, similar to the determination used policy-makers once used in fighting smoking. (The West 18/2/2013 ).
They went on to say that with food becoming less healthy, lives becoming more sedentary answers are needed to address a crisis that is driving up diabetes, boosting heart disease and killing 2.8 million adults per year.
There is 1.4 billion people overweight in the world today and it is set to soar, according to Linda Fried (no pun intended), dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
” In another 20 years, if things continue to increase the way they are, it may well be that 50-60% of the worlds population will be overweight,” Ms Fried said.
Lisa MacCallum Carter, Nike’s vice president for access to sport, said obesity was linked to an “inactivity crisis.
Reuters Reports On Obesity Talks At World Economic Forum Thursday, January 24, 2013
Reuters reports on discussions taking place at the World Economic Forum (WEF), taking place in Davos, Switzerland, this week, writing, “Obesity, a major factor in diabetes and heart disease, imposes costs on both public and private sectors and is a drag on economic growth, but business leaders meeting in Davos can’t agree on what they can or should do to address it.” The news service continues, “One look at the list of the strategic partners of the WEF shows how many vested interests are at play — food and drink companies are blamed for feeding the crisis, while drug manufacturers profit from soaring rates of diabetes.
So, if you have been asleep for a few years or choose not to look into the mirror without sucking that gut you have inherited over the last few years, have a read of the top 5 implications you may get from contributing to the world obesity crisis.
5.Osteoporosis
4.Diabetes
3.Cancer
2.Stroke
1.HEART ATTACK (not a nice feeling).
Here is you solution…grab a pen and write this down,
Identify the excuses you are currently using – write them down now, don’t just think of them.
The top 5 all time excuses are
5. Too dark
4. Too cold/hot
3. Do it tomorrow/next week/month/year
2. No energy
1. NO TIME
Now add yours on, then tear the paper up with meaning and passion, now throw it in the bin.
Now write the 10 reasons why you must include exercise into your life. Keep it where you can see it everyday.
Add a naked picture of yourself and put it on the fridge ( take it down when friends and family come over, as you may have none by the time they leave).
Write your own powerful message in black next to the picture, something like - Excuses change nothing…Exercise will.
TOP 5 BENEFITS OF REGULAR EXERCISE AND HEALTHY EATING
• YOU WILL FEEL ENERGIZED
• YOU WILL FEEL HAPPIER
• YOU WILL GET FIT AND HEALTHY
• YOU WILL FEEL STRONGER
• YOU WILL FEEL LESS STRESSED
• YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT
• YOU WILL TONE UP
• YOU WILL LOOK FANTASTIC
• YOU WILL FEEL EUPHORIC
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