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Are Our Drinks Making Us Fat?

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Recently obesity has become American's number one health
concern. The level of obesity in this country has risen to
shocking proportions.


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Are Our Drinks Making Us Fat?
Copyright (c) 2007 Jon M. Stout
Golden Moon Tea
http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com



Recently obesity has become American's number one health
concern. The level of obesity in this country has risen to
shocking proportions.

* 58 Million Americans are overweight
* 40 Million Americans are obese
* 3 Million Americans are morbidly obese
* Eight out of 10 people over the age of 25 are overweight
* In 2001 25% of Caucasian children were overweight
* 33% of African American and Hispanic children were overweight
as of 2001

Doctors and researchers have been looking for clues to why the
obesity rate has risen so dramatically. Obviously, our lifestyle
habits have changed, and our new habits are making us fat. The
habits that seem to be significantly contributing to the rising
obesity rate are:

Activity Level

More of us than ever are sedentary. Even today's children seem
to spend most of their leisure time participating in activities
that involve sitting on the couch. The number of children who
have never participated in any sports activity has risen each
year for the past ten. Regular exercise is one of the important
keys to losing weight and keeping it off.

Aim for 30 minutes of exercise a day at least 3 times a week. In
addition, if you can supplement with weight training, you'll
build muscle, which in the long run, will help keep you slim.
Muscle, even when resting, burns more calories than fat, so the
more muscle you have the more calories you burn all the time.

You don't need to join a gym or have expensive equipment in your
home to be able to get regular exercise. Walking, for example,
requires no special equipment, other than a good pair of shoes,
and is an excellent way to get your exercise. Walking works your
heart, strengthens your core and build muscle in your lower
body.

Where your children are concerned, you needn't plan significant
exercise outings. Running and playing in the yard are a great way
for your children to burn off that excess childhood energy and
keep fit at the same time. Just get them off the couch!

Diet

We are a fast food, on the run, never eat at the table society.
And, it's catching up with us. When we eat takeout and fast food
we're eating far more calories than if we ate a home cooked meal
at the table. So, try to consider the following things for your
family's diet.

* Stop the fast food and processed foods
* Try to eat meals cooked at home as much as possible
* Watch the white flour and the processed sugars
* Include more lean protein and less simple carbohydrates

Try to include lots of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Fruits
and vegetables are low calorie and extremely filling. Plus, they
ensure that you're getting your daily dose of anti-oxidants,
which are critical to a long and healthy life. Try adding green
tea as a favored beverage. It's low calorie, and will also help
ensure you get the anti-oxidants you need.

Stop the Soda!

One of the big differences in diet between this generation and
the one before it is the amount of soda and other sweetened
drinks we consume. High calories soda can add hundreds of
calories a day to our diet.

One study, reported by the UK Tea Council highlights the
significant calorie increase our society has seen in terms of
sodas and other high calorie beverages. This study concludes that
50% of our excess calories today come from sodas and other
sweetened beverages.* One of the ways that we can make a huge
impact in the number of calories we consume each day is to ensure
that we cut out the high calorie drinks, particularly the ones
that provide no nutritional value.

Keep in mind that when we consume milk and fruit juice, we are
taking in calories. However, we are getting vitamins and other
nutrients from the calories in these drinks. With sodas and other
high calorie sweetened drinks, we load up on the calories, but
gain no nutritional value. The study mentioned above concluded
that we could significantly cut the excess calories that are
leading to our overweight society by simply replacing high
calorie, low nutrition drinks with low calorie ones.

To be sure, the battle of the bulge is no easy one. It takes
time, education and motivation to keep the calories under
control. However, it's critical to our health that we get our
weight under control. Obesity leads to a number of illnesses, all
of which are entirely preventable by maintaining a healthy diet
and activity level, and a healthy weight. Some of the most
significant weight related health disorders include:

* Type II Diabetes
* Heart Disease
* High Blood Pressure
* Sleep Apnea
* Higher risk for many forms of cancer
* High Cholesterol
* Congestive Heart Failure
* Arthritis
* Stroke
* Gout
* Pregnancy Complications

Our country must get the wake up call and learn to control our
weight. Our health, and the health of our children is dependent
upon our ability to get our eating habits and our activity level
to a healthy balance.




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Jon M. Stout is the Chairman of the Golden Moon Tea Company.
Golden Moon Tea carefully selects the finest rare and orthodox
teas, which are processed slowly and handcrafted with extreme
care. At their website, you can learn more about their current
tea offerings, including their exceptional green tea
(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea), white tea, black
tea, oolong tea (also known as wu-long and wu long tea -
http://www.goldenmoontea.com/wu-long) and chai. Visit
http://www.goldenmoontea.com for all details concerning
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