Well you know, it's true that as a fat person I run a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a number of other things. But guess what? The amount of that risk is almost infinitessimal!
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A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.
The myriad of serious health risks resulting from poor diet include high cholesterol, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and even sleep apnea.
Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care costs.
Obesity affects every aspect of a people's lives, from health to relationships.
It seems like people are more likely to tell you you've gotten too thin than to tell you you've gotten too fat.
Can you believe approximately 17 percent of American children ages 2 to 19 years are obese? How about this fact: approximately 60 percent of overweight children ages 5 to 10 already have at least one risk factor for heart disease? We are all to blame for this - parents, schools, kids - all of us.
There's a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.
It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous.
To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is the wealth of wealth.
Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, is not a cause of obesity, heart disease or any other chronic disease of civilization.