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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 17, 2015 | Weight Loss
Chiropractic Life and Wellness Center has been having tremendous success helping people lose weight utilizing the Ideal Protein weight loss method. Whether you are a patient or new to our office you are welcome to learn more about our weight loss services. To learn more about Ideal Protein visit www.newfairfieldweightloss.com If you are interested call our office...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jan 14, 2015 | Weight Loss
Chiropractic Life and Wellness Center has helped New Fairfield, CT lose over 2000 pounds (1 ton) since the we began utilizing the Ideal Protein weight loss method last year. Whether your weight loss goal is to look better, feel better or help control high blood pressure, high cholesterol or type II diabetes we are here to...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 13, 2014 | Health Articles
The fastest growing health problem in the modern world is obesity. Obesity contributes to increases in the risk of other diseases and is putting an extreme strain on health budgets throughout the world. The financial implications that are associated with obesity are huge. Here are just a few statistics:
- Approximately 17% of all medical costs in the US are due to obesity and the diseases related to it, this totals an estimated $168 billion per year.
- Per year, obesity adds around $2,800 to an individual’s medical bills.
- If an 18-year-old continues to be obese throughout their adulthood, it is estimated to cost them $550,000.
- Just over one third of all US adults are obese, indicating a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
- It is estimated that, annually, around 300,000 premature deaths in the US are caused by obesity.
- Obesity is related to about 80% of people who suffer from Type 2 Diabetes. Since 1995 the rate of Diabetes has nearly doubled in eight states.
- Obesity is directly related to 70% of people with heart disease.
- Women on lower incomes are more likely to become obese that women on higher incomes. Just over one third of people earning less than $15,000 per year are obese. Whereas, the rate of obesity for those earning over $50,000 is 24.6%.
- The highest rates of obesity are found among non-Hispanic African Americans (44.1%) and then followed by Mexican-Americans (39.3%). The lowest rate of obesity at 16.7% is found among Asians.
- In the last 30 years childhood obesity has tripled, from 6.5% in children aged 6 to 11 years to 19.6% today.
Good health is combined by many different factors, such as nutrition, exercise and preventative care. In order to lead a healthy lifestyle you must find the balance between these factors and maintain them. It is essential that we tackle the serious problem of obesity and try to live healthier overall. If you would like to know more about obesity and how to live a healthier lifestyle, then just visit our team and see what we can do for you!
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Mar 19, 2013 | Health Articles
The fastest growing number one health problem in the world is obesity. Obesity is contributing to an increased risk of other diseases and putting a strain on national health budgets. Please find below some concerning facts and figures related to obesity:
- About 17% of medical costs in the US are due to obesity and its related diseases, totaling an estimated $168 billion per year.
- Obesity adds about $2,800 to a person’s medical bills annually.
- An estimated 300,000 premature deaths in the US each year are caused by obesity.
- One third of US adults are obese, indicating a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
- If an 18-year-old remains obese throughout their adulthood, it will cost them $550,000.
- 80% of cases of Type 2 diabetes are related to obesity. The rate of diabetes has doubled in eight states since 1995.
- 70% of heart disease is obesity-related.
- Low-income women are more likely to become obese than high-income women. Over 33% of people earning less than $15,000 annually are obese, as opposed to a 24.6% rate of obesity in those earning $50,000 or more.
- The highest rates of obesity are found among non-Hispanic African Americans (44.1%), followed by Mexican-Americans (39.3%), Hispanics (37.9%) and non-Hispanic whites (32.6%). Asians have the lowest rate of obesity at 16.7%.
- In the last 30 years childhood obesity has tripled, from 6.5% in children aged 6 to 11 years to 19.6% today. The obesity rate in teenagers aged 12 to 19 years has increased from 5% to 18.1%.
- Of children who are overweight at age 10-15, 80% will be obese as adults.
- As a percentage of the population, the US has the highest number of obese people (33.9%), followed by Mexico (24%), the UK (23%), Slovakia (22.4) and Greece (22%).
- College graduates have an obesity rate of 20.8%, which is lower than the 29.5% rate of those who have only graduated high school.
- Obesity begins to decline after age 60. The population of those over age 69 has an obesity rate of 20.5%.
- The rate of obesity is increasing in the US. In 2007 only one state had an overall obesity rate of over 30%. In 2011, 12 states had a greater than 30% obesity rate.
- 40% of obese Americans aged 50 to 84 have osteoarthritis of the knee, caused by the wear and tear to the joints from excess weight stress. One extra pound of weight is equivalent to four pounds of stress on the knee.
Good health is a combination of many factors including your nutrition, preventative care, appropriate corrective care and the small choices you make every day in the course of living. If you have questions about this article, your general or spinal health, please ask.
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The fastest growing health problem in the modern world is obesity. Obesity contributes to increases in the risk of other diseases and is putting an extreme strain on health budgets throughout the world. The financial implications that are associated with obesity are huge. Here are just a few statistics:
The fastest growing number one health problem in the world is obesity. Obesity is contributing to an increased risk of other diseases and putting a strain on national health budgets. Please find below some concerning facts and figures related to obesity: