I
found this article through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, it is an
article form the Health section of USA Today’s website. It shows some
statistics about how since 2003, Americans have collectively been consuming
less calories than before a lot of attention was drawn to obesity, yet the
obesity numbers are still increasing. So why is weight still being gained? This
article says it is probably due to lack of exercise, because people are burning
a substantially lower amount of calories than they are consuming. This article
tells about a study that shows that average caloric intake fell by 74 calories
between 2003 and 2010. With the decline in calories weight loss would be
expected but that is not at all what is happening. 35 percent of adult women
were obese in 1999 and the number has stayed constant since, while 27 percent
of adult men were obese in 1999 and now 35 percent of men are obese. A
nutritionist is quoted saying that by now you would expect people to be losing
weight, but the fact that they are not is scary.
This
article was very recently published, but I think once it begins to be viewed by
the general public the reactions will vary. Because this is a controversial
topic I think opinions will fall in one of two categories. Readers could
possibly be confused by this article if they fail to understand that exercise
is just as important to a healthy weight as diet is. Additionally readers could
feel that this article is troubling, because the publics weight should be
lowering.
If
you fall into the category I place myself in, you would be skeptical of this
study that shows Americans are eating fewer calories. Although I would like to
believe the best about the people in America, and I know some really have
lowered their caloric intake, overall I do not think Americans have lowered
their caloric intake.
http://todayhealth.today.com/_news/2013/03/07/17224260-us-obesity-mystery-were-eating-fewer-calories-getting-fatter?lite
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