Tuesday, November 07, 2006

More People are Overweight in this World than Starving


The title sounds like such an absurd statement. We all know that there are so many countries who are in desperate need of food, surely society has not reached a point where those who are hungry are in the minority of those who have too much.

According to a recent study by the World Health Organization, for every 4 who are malnourished, 5 are overweight. View the story.

We have to take a hard look at what's happening today. The sad thing is that the main reason for the shift is because the amount of people who are overweight has increased, not the malnourished being fed. It's amazing how this story has barely even existed in the news, and we just kind of blow it off like it's not important. And the sad reality is that if we just ignore it, the story will eventually say that there are more obese people than malnourished. We have to wake up as a world. We just need to wake up individually and start taking care of our health. We have a problem, but the only person we can take care of is ourselves. Surely we can do that much, right?

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Bringing over 13 years of personal training experience to the Katy, TX area, Jason Hodge strives to improve the health of local residents by helping them lose weight and eliminate pain. While Jason has numerous educational accomplishments, he feels that his greatest asset is his concern for others. Trying to lose or get out of pain is a very tough journey, physically and emotionally. It is my committment to help everyone that I can.

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