January 16th, 2012 | 
Author: Almost 75% of Americans will be overweight by 2015.
Here are some startling facts if you are overweight:
- 50% more likely to develop heart disease
- 360% more likely to develop diabetes
- 31% more likely to die of any cause
- 120% more likely to develop stomach cancer
- 590% more likely to develop esophageal cancer
- 35% more likely to develop kidney cancer
But for some reason, these numbers don’t scare us enough, maybe these next two will.
Let’s focus on what really motivates us – money and… well, you know:
- 14% less attractive to the opposite sex
- 37% more in expenses for prescription drugs
But there is hope. Exercising even a small amount each day has been shown to:
- Reduce mortality by 14%
- Reduce chance of cancer by 10%
- Reduce chance of cardiovascular disease by 20%
- Reduce risk of getting diabetes by 50%
Think you are “immune” from developing diabetes? The number of people who develop it are staggering:
- 35% of adults ages 20 years or older and 50% of adults ages 65 years or older have pre-diabetes
- 25.6 million, or 11.3% of all people age 20 or older have diabetes
- 10.9 million, or 26.9% of all people age 65 or older have diabetes
Weight loss decreases risk of diabetes. For every kilogram of weight loss, there was a 16% reduction in risk, adjusted for changes in diet and activity. Increased physical activity was important to help sustain weight loss. Among 495 participants not meeting the weight loss goal at year 1, those who achieved the physical activity goal had 44% lower diabetes incidence. Diabetes Care September 2006, vol. 29, no. 9, 2102-2107
So, getting in shape in 2012 will allow you be healthier, richer, and more attractive. Where do we start?
From Men’s Health editor David Zinczenko in his book The New Abs Diet.
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