Since we are all more aware of fitness issues, it’s time to train the elephant in the room.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nothing kills more Americans than central disease and stroke. These account for about one-third of all deaths. They have also charged our fitness care formula nearly $199 billion in direct expenses and $131 billion in lost productivity.
To put this in perspective, cancer and COVID-19 are the time and third maximum non-unusual cause of death by 2020.
Chronic diseases account for 90% of our $3.5 trillion in annual physical care expenses. Much of this charge is hidden in our fitness insurance bureaucracy: advertising or government-sponsored.
These insurance systems are just a money channel. Costs are costs; if they are paid through an insurer and returned to us in the form of premiums or paid through the government and are returned in the form of higher taxes.
We like to complain about the insurance company or blame the government’s waste, but the truth is that those prices are very genuine and increase dramatically every year.
Let’s take a closer look at something that contributes to the main challenge of the disease: obesity. Nobody likes that word. I clearly mock her, “Fatty Fatty, two by four; I can’t get in through the kitchen door!”
I’m overweighter than my little sister and my most productive friend, so I heard my percentage. Moms need to make sure they prevent these kinds of conversations, just like society as a whole. We are not intended to comment on the physical differences between us or to verify to dishonor others.
Obesity is a medical term that attributes price to our height/weight ratio, not a mockery. The CDC reports that 71.6% of adults over the age of 20 are overweight and more than 40% are obese.
Most of our heads are spinning with this year’s stats, so let’s simplify things. An adult who is five feet five feet tall and weighs 203 pounds or more is obese. A medium-sized 10-year-old (five6-inch) boy who weighs 102 pounds would also be obese.
Obesity is one of the main lifestyle-related diseases. It’s been known as a thing in our current pandemic.
Witnessing all this controversy over masks, I do not forget the mantras of non-public duty and non-public freedom that forget the effect of our possible choices on our neighbors.
The same could possibly be true for obesity. We are guilty of the possible choices we make. Our neighbors pay for those possible options on their insurance premiums. However, I will say that there is something very deficient in our physical care system. Most doctors will mention the fact that we’re obese or obese, but that’s it. How about treating this like any other disease?
Some doctors have told me it’s hard to treat obesity. The insurance policy is limited and reimbursement to doctors does not allow for prolonged verbal exchange of lifestyle changes.
If your blood pressure is high, we’re talking about lifestyle adjustments and medications. In my experience, healthcare professionals will recommend that the patient lose weight and that’s where he stops. How do you ask the patient, “What would you like to do about it?” or more so, “OkK, we now want to expand a remedy plan. I mean a dietitian, who gives you access to those resources and I want to keep up with you to see your progress.”
But let’s be realistic. Until something catastrophic happens, it’s rare for us to make the changes.
I understand. I’m addicted to sugar. I know it’s bad for me; especially for my long-term brain health. I’m riding the replacement roller coaster and retrospective.
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Obesity is a contributing factor to central disease, stroke, diabetes and even some cancers. This isn’t new. We’ve been fighting this since I was a kid.
I President Kennedy’s physical fitness initiative in 1960, followed by President Johnson’s Presidential Physical Fitness Award and presidential fitness tests. There’s been a lot of acceptance of those programs.
Michelle Obama introduced the show “Let’s Move!” Crusade program.
Currently, the CDC advocates “Move Your Way,” but, frankly, I’ve never heard of it before we started this article.
During World War II, Americans were united for a greater good— and globally. Can we get to the point where we can recognize this epidemic and paintings in combination to defeat it? There is no magic tablet or vaccine on the horizon for this. Perhaps COVID-19’s concern is reflected.
Margaret Beck has been an insurance broker authorized since 1978. Call her at 225-8583.