The Sad Truth

As I listened to Marcia Geisenger speak on the importance of exercise last week, I also heard her say that nutrition is a key element in the complete package of good health.  She said that some people think they can basically eat anything as long as they exercise.  Not.  It's difficult to nearly impossible to exercise yourself out of poor nutritional habits.

Health Educator Lisa Kraus of Hackley Health Management recently shared that 68.8% of all Americans are now considered overweight.  Among that group, 35.7% are obese or morbidly obese.  So, do the math.  The sad truth is, that leaves a mere 31.2% of us who maintain a healthy weight.

Recent studies have shown that when it comes to losing weight, diet and exercise are most effective when done together rather than either strategy alone.  What thought do you give to the quality of calories that you consume?  After all, not all calories are created equal.

Coca-Cola's idea of a calorie and my idea of a calorie are not the same.  How can you compare 100 calories of broccoli with 100 calories of Coke?  I recently shared "The Honest Coca-Cola Obesity Commerical" with my fifth grade students. You might want to take 2 minutes to view this video.  The sad truth is, many companies like this have no ability to promote "coming together" in regard to the American obesity epidemic. 

Give me my broccoli and an afternoon of cross-country skiing.