Did You Know:
* About 950,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each year, which amounts to one death every 33 seconds.
* Although heart disease and stroke are often thought to affect men and older people primarily, it is also a major killer of women and people in the prime of life.
* About 61 million Americans (almost one-fourth of the population) have some form of cardiovascular disease.
* Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of premature, permanent disability amongst working adults.
* Stroke alone accounts for the disability of more than 1 million Americans.
* Almost 6 million hospitalizations each year are due to cardiovascular disease.
* In the US 60% of the population has a weight problem.
* “Morbidly Obese†is clinically defined as being 100 pounds or more overweight. In our population, the number of people being morbidly obese is increasing year after year.
Who is to blame?
On every corner there are fast food billboards and everywhere you turn there is an advertisement for fast food. The amount and length of the ads seem to be increasing also.
I'll reveal what you can do about the problem. . .knowledge really is power!
Down to the “Nitty Grittyâ€
How frustrating is it to think you finally have found the one document that will give you the bottom line basics of nutrition in words you can read and understand?
Yep, we’ve all been there, but it’s about to change. I've broken nutrition down to the simplest form possible, guiding you step by step through the technical stuff.
Burning Questions. . .
* Is it true then that you can eat more and lose weight by combining certain foods?
* Are there really specific foods that burn fat?
* Should we be counting calories, carbohydrates or fat?
* What is a well balanced diet?
* Why is it that we sometimes crave certain foods?
* Do we become hungry because our stomach is empty or is it because of something else?
