(Taken from Perfect Weight America's website)
- The average American female is 24 pounds heavier today than the average American female of 1960.
- The average American male is 25 pounds heavier today than the average American male of 1960.
- According to researchers, 66% of US Adults are overweight today.
- Researchers predict 75% of US Adults will be overweight by 2015.
- Every day 11,000 diet books are sold on Amazon.com.
- Every day Americans spend $158 million on over the counter diet pills, weight loss programs and diet books, diet home food delivery, gastric bypass surgery, weight-loss spas, and various "ab sculptors" and "bun trainers."
- Globally, 600 million people are undernourished.
- Globally, there are over 1 billion individuals who are overweight (300 million being obese) - making this the first time in recorded history that there are more overweight people on earth than those who are undernourished.
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I just fo und my copy of "Perfect Weight America" It was on my dad's bookshelf. So I started rereading it this morning. Also when I was at the grocery story, I will often buy a name brand i ced coffee drink. Today I passed on that..instead I read the ingredient label, then went home and researched two words.. maltodextrin and ascorbic acid. It's a bit complicated for me..but I think for me it comes down to this..if it needs a preservative or an additive, I don't want it right now!!! I'll make it at home :) :) Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)
p.s. Thanks for your blog. I 'm really enjoying the posts !!!
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