Let's Talk Fat #67

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Obesity is one of the biggest health problems in the world. It’s associated with several related health conditions. These include high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and a poor blood lipid profile. In this episode we discuss what lifestyle and food choices contribute to fat gain and how it could be prevented or treated. </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">CDC</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Adult Obesity Facts:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The US obesity prevalence was 42.4% in 2017 – 2018. From 1999 –2000 through 2017 –2018, US obesity prevalence increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. During the same time, the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. These are among the leading causes of preventable, premature death.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was $147 billion in 2008. Medical costs for people who had obesity was $1,429 higher than medical costs for people with healthy weight.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s going on with Emily [1:30]</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.imperfectfoods.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Imperfect Foods</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">[5:00]</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Slow weight gain [9:35]</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adult obesity rate [11:05] - 40%</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ways to measure body fat [12:00]</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The difference between body fat and BMI [12:20]</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Healthy women's body fat perce