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<font face="Verdana" size="4" color="#000000">Overweight Issues Can't Be
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The obesity epidemic with which we are now faced has been somewhat insidious.
Unfortunately, we as a society have chosen to ignore the overweight problem
for too long. If we do not tackle this epidemic head on, we will face the
ramifications. Health problems such as cardiac disease, hypertension, and
type II diabetes will continue to increase. Dollars spent combating these
illnesses will continue to skyrocket. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">What can we do in
the medical profession? What can we do as a community?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">A new group has
convened in Needham in conjunction with the Community Wellness Collaborative.
This group, entitled the Eat Well/Be Fit Needham Committee, aims to help our
local community deal with putting a halt to the obesity epidemic. The group is
composed of physicians, nurses, nutritionists, health directors, environmental
agents, physical education experts, physical therapists and other concerned
citizens. Over the next few years, our goal is to provide the community with
valuable information and possible solutions. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">We will attempt to
educate all ages. Most health problems related to obesity do not occur until an
individual is at least in their thirties. This epidemic, however, often starts
at a young age. There is ample evidence that type II diabetes is on the rise in
childhood and halting obesity before the teenage years is beneficial. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">For starters,
everyone should calculate their own body mass index (BMI) � a fairly accurate
assessment of your weight related to your height. This is easily done by
dividing your weight in pounds by your height in inches. Divide this number by
your height in inches again and then multiply by 703. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">A person who is 5
feet 5 inches (65 inches) and weighs 160 pounds has a BMI of 26.6. This result
places this individual in a moderately overweight category. Ideally, this
person should weigh less than 150 pounds. A BMI of less than 25 is considered
to be healthy. Values between 25 and 30 are overweight and anything greater
than 30 are considered obese. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">You can access
handy nutrition website information and easily calculate and chart your BMI at
several websites:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">Articles
contributed over the next year will tackle issues that we face with this
epidemic. We will discuss aspects such as diet, exercise, and behavior
changes.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1 5; ">So what can we do
about this problem that has taken years to develop? Can we expect to solve
things overnight or over a year. Certainly not. We can, however, recognize
that there is a problem, and educate ourselves and our children. We can learn
to eat healthy diets. We can all make a better effort to exercise regularly.
Our future depends upon it.</p>
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