Top 10 Unhealthy Fatty Facts You Must Know
If you’re convinced that you’re selecting and eating the right foods, to keep lean, thin and beautiful, then you may have to reconsider your diet again. Experts opine that most people resort to unhealthy eating patterns which contribute to problems like obesity, diabetes and the like because they are always under the misconception of the food type and the impact they can have on the body.
So whether it is about eating all the wrong stuff or about eating nothing to lose weight, the result is miserable health. Pizzas, sugar-filled drinks, fatty snacks and fried foods are all major contributors to ill health and weight gain. Though kids below the age of 8 years do not always suffer from eating disorders, eventual weight gain in their childhood can force them to depend on quick loss diets or unhealthy diet patterns which ultimately prove very harmful for the body.
The American Psychiatric Association reports that about 1% of the late-adolescent women in America have been diagnosed with anorexia (low body weight with fear of gaining weight and body distortion) and 2% of the teens with Bulimia (repeated binge eating also referred to as purging).
Top 10 Unhealthy Fatty Facts You Must Know
Listed below are some 10 disturbing facts about health which throw light on the eating patterns and behavior of both children and adults in today’s society:
- The average weight of a 10 year old girl was 77 pounds (1963), now 88 pounds; the average weight of a 10 year old boy was 74 pounds, now 85 pounds.
- A 2006 study revealed that among 2000 children belonging to low-income groups from about 20 cities, every third child was found to be obese or overweight before the age of 4 years.
- Obesity is said to cause more medical complications and expenditure than smoking and drinking can says the Rand study (University of California, Los Angeles).
- A Harvard University study reveals that kids and teens consumed as much as 110-165 calories over a 10 year time span which means they gained as much as 58 pounds over this period.
- The United States Department of Agriculture claims that 2% of kids in the United States are eating healthy diets.
- A 2006 study shows that more than 250000 children below 6 years of age did not fulfill the weight standards for normal car seating arrangements.
- Studies also suggest that soft drinks consumption in 20 year-olds has increased by 300% in the United States.
- Reports suggest that 25% of vegetables consumed in the United States are in the form of French fries and chips.
- Reports also reveal that 25% of the American population believe in bingeing on fast food at least once daily.
- Finally, Americans are reported to be consuming 20% more calories than they did one generation ago which comes mainly from fats, sugar, oils, and grains.
It’s high time you realize what foods are healthy and which not. Children deserve a better life than to be sitting round screens or fast food joints. Encourage healthy eating patterns and exercises at home so that generations to come can be saved from the perils of obesity and other health complications that follow.
