OBESITY AND DIABETES RISING FASTER IN NYC THAN NATIONALLY

Looks like New Yorkers are beefing up, but not the good kind that comes from more exercise. We're getting fatter each day. According to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City adults gained more than 10 million pounds over a two-year period. That's not good. It is mostly from all the soda and sugar-loaded drinks. These empty calories and excess carbohydrates (aka sugars) will pack on the extra pounds and increase your chances of becoming diabetic.

Two easy ways to combat weight gain are to try having water with your lunch instead of soda and avoid sweets at the office.

Take a look at the beginning of the article:

"Some 173,500 adult New Yorkers became obese and more than 73,000 were newly diagnosed with diabetes from 2002 to 2004, according to a new study from Health Department. The authors, writing in the April 2008 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, estimated that the citywide weight gain totaled more than 10 million pounds in just two years. The city’s rates of obesity and diagnosed diabetes both increased by 17% during the two-year study period. By contrast, the rest of the nation experienced just a 6% increase in obesity prevalence and no increase in diabetes diagnoses."

Click here to read the rest of the article.

Even food writers, restaurateurs, and chefs are slimming down, as was stated in an article from the New York Times last week. Now that is truly amazing.

We're just a week into spring, so think about changing your eating and exercise habits!

posted by: Michael G. Pingicer, M.S., L.Ac.
212.894.0767

www.amazinghealing.com