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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
World No Tobacco Day
Today is May 31: 'World No Tobacco Day'.
WHO, the World Health Organization is trying to get doctors and other health care professionals to help encourage smokers to quit smoking. Apparently, very few - only around 5% of health care professionals ever have any training in helping people to quit smoking. Not that this should be surprising, given that doctors seem to have no concern or interest whatsoever in preventative health care. Muchless in educating their customers - patients - in anything concerning their body - including fitness or nutrition.
Another story came out today too that is related to smoking - a study (by Addiction) concluded that tobacco companies developed cigarettes for women, like Slims, to exploit many women's goal of losing weight. They even considered adding appetite depressants to cigarettes! See more at: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/3024.html
More related to fitness is this story: In South Africa 57% of women over 15 are overweight!
WHO, the World Health Organization is trying to get doctors and other health care professionals to help encourage smokers to quit smoking. Apparently, very few - only around 5% of health care professionals ever have any training in helping people to quit smoking. Not that this should be surprising, given that doctors seem to have no concern or interest whatsoever in preventative health care. Muchless in educating their customers - patients - in anything concerning their body - including fitness or nutrition.
Another story came out today too that is related to smoking - a study (by Addiction) concluded that tobacco companies developed cigarettes for women, like Slims, to exploit many women's goal of losing weight. They even considered adding appetite depressants to cigarettes! See more at: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/3024.html
More related to fitness is this story: In South Africa 57% of women over 15 are overweight!
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Americans are Fat and Lazy!
Americans are fat and lazy!
ok - now I got your attention!
Well, there is a little bit of truth to that, but back to that later.
For now, lets just say that many, ok, most, Americans tend to be overweight. Also, they watch TV too much and get lazy from that.
I just don't understand it. Many studies have shown that being fat and out of shape cuts many years off of a persons life - so why do people do it? Because they don't know any better? Don't care? Don't know how to eat right and get in shape? Maybe a little of each.
With this blog I will explore these possibilities and look for ways to help people to change how they live their lives.
ok - now I got your attention!
Well, there is a little bit of truth to that, but back to that later.
For now, lets just say that many, ok, most, Americans tend to be overweight. Also, they watch TV too much and get lazy from that.
I just don't understand it. Many studies have shown that being fat and out of shape cuts many years off of a persons life - so why do people do it? Because they don't know any better? Don't care? Don't know how to eat right and get in shape? Maybe a little of each.
With this blog I will explore these possibilities and look for ways to help people to change how they live their lives.
