Health First! by Eleanor Hinton Hoytt

Author:Eleanor Hinton Hoytt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Hay House
Published: 2011-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

As the Obesity Risks and Related Health Conditions chart suggests, many diseases and conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, disproportionately affect black women because of our higher-than-average rates of obesity. And being in poor health is not the only thing to worry about—death is a real consequence too. The degree to which obesity increases risk varies by cause of death, and most of this increased risk is due to the strain that excess weight puts on the heart. Obesity is a risk factor for all the leading chronic conditions and has a direct link to the alarming increase in death rates among young Black women.

Taking Control of Obesity

In order for us to have a fighting chance in this battle against obesity, we must first embrace creating a healthy lifestyle as an achievable goal. It starts with taking stock of our life practices—what we eat, how we eat, how we move, how we handle stress—and making a commitment to plan and problem-solve in order to make some needed changes in our lives. For more guidance on taking control of obesity, see Chapter 6, “Healthy Body.”

Resources:

The Obesity Society

8757 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1320

Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 563-6526

www.obesity.org

Obesity Action Coalition

4511 North Himes Avenue, Suite 250

Tampa, FL 33614

(800) 717-3117

www.obesityaction.org

Weight Control Information Network (WIN)

1 WIN Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3665

(877) 946-4627

www.win.niddk.nih.gov

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