Obesity Research

Obesity research has given citizens the upper hand when it comes to combating childhood obesity. The problem is that no one knows what to make of all the research.

The dairy farmers of the world are telling everyone they need to drink more milk to lose weight
Cereal companies are telling everyone to eat their brand for breakfast because that helps us lose weight and stay trim
Vegans are saying it is all the meat we are eating that is making us fat
Doctors are pushing more and more pills
The FDA has so many organizations in its pocket that it shouldn't even be called a government agency anymore

So what should everyone believe?

Well, that is where we would like to tell you that it is really a simple answer. Unfortunately, we'd be lying if it were. Obesity research has told us the answer really is simple, but the problem is that this 'simple' answer is muddied by all the bureaucrats of the land!

You see, the plain truth has shown us that living an active lifestyle and consuming fewer calories is the main goal in combating weight gain. Eat more fruits and vegetables, live a healthy lifestyle, eat less sugar, and you too can stay thin. Unfortunately, the media, politicians, and the corporations of the world have done a great job at making sure you don't know what really is a vegetable, what a healthy lifestyle looks like, and how best to shop at the local grocery store to stock your shelves with healthy food.

Is Obesity Research Flawed?

Hardly. Instead, it is the media that is flawed. If you found this site, you were truly interested in learning about the causes and effects of childhood obesity, and the obesity research involved in it. Unfortnately, you can't find a lot of this information in the daily newspapers or on CNN and the like. That's because people are sick of hearing how fat they are. We would rather watch news about death and destruction around the country than hear that we are all getting fatter and we need to change our lives to beat this problem.

What is the research showing us?

In 1962, research statistics showed that the percentage of obesity in America’s population was only 13%. By 1980 it had risen to 15% -- by 1994 to 23% -- and by the year 2000 the obesity progression in America had reached an unprecedented 31%!

The U.S. Surgeon General report declared that obesity is responsible for 300,000 deaths every year. These overwhelming research statistics reveal an alarming obesity trend, the need for diagnosis, and a call to action.

In the midst of an informational and research feeding frenzy on the obesity epidemic, statistics are easy to come by. The most widely disseminated CDC research statistics on American obesity tell us that 63% of adult Americans have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in excess of 25.0 and are therefore overweight; more than a quarter surpass 30.0, having been declared obese. And perhaps the most riveting statistics concern obesity in kids: research shows that childhood obesity has more than tripled over the past two decades.

Still, by focusing on the polite abstraction of Body Mass Index rather than actual bodyweight, the CDC has hindered the war on the prevention of obesity in America. Indeed, CDC research epidemiologists are faithful keepers of the public health record; but because they lack the backbone to tell it like it is, the CDC has avoided the publication of the most crucial and powerful obesity statistics -- raw bodyweight averages for the American population.

Just look at these obesity research statistics:

3.8 million Americans carry over 300 pounds
With the average adult woman weighing in at a staggering 163!
Perhaps the most shocking statistics underscoring obesity in the United States is that 400,000 Americans (mostly men) fall into a super-massive 400+ pound category! (that's huge even for sumo wrestlers!)

Are we really that fat?

Yes, I'm afraid we are. Look around you. Ever just think to yourself "Man, I wish that guy/girl would put some more clothes on!"? I know I have, and I am sure not alone. The sad thing is that governments really do try to make us all feel better about ourselves. That's just pure politics. You can't believe what the government tells us. You need to believe independent studies that are unbiased. Just think about it; would you vote for a candidate that said "My constituents are overweight, undernourished, can't make decisions for themselves, and therefore have more health issues than ever before. In short, they are too lazy and uneducated to realize they are fat!"

You probably wouldn't, and therefore a candidate will never say something like that. Instead, they point towards health care reform and health insurance issues. Instead, we should point fingers at our own waist lines, realize they are too big, combat that problem, then watch as health care costs and diseases plummet.

Where does obesity start?

Generally speaking, it starts before we turn 18. Actually, it can be said that the habits of our lives are formed within the first 8-10 years of life. That being said, where do you think most of our bad eating and health habits start? At home of course.

So, if bad health habits start at home, according to obesity research, then where should the battle against obesity begin?

At home! Fight childhoood obesity in your own kitchen!

You need to understand that the schools aren't going to fix the problem. The government is in too much debt to even care about fixing the school lunch and physical education programs. Instead, the schools will only complement any efforts you start in your own home. Time to listen to the obesity research and get onboard with changing your child's outlook on life from within your own confines!