so even worse news, according to this, now I am officially OBESE, not just Overweight. So I have to be under 208 "just" to be Overweight. OMG this is so serious, my head is exploding. Why did I put this off so long!??!!
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/index.html
USNews -brains shrink when waists expand
" It's well known being overweight or obese puts you at higher risk for a host of serious physical conditions, including type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease. But new research says all that extra flab is affecting your noggin'.
Researchers at UCLA studied brain images of 94 people in their 70s, free from dementia or other cognitive impairments. After five years clinically obese people had 8 percent less brain tissue -- their brains looked 16 years older than individuals of normal weight. Overweight participants had 4 percent less brain tissue. "
Prevention Mag - Omega 3's -Susan Allport
decrease Omega 6's , increase Omega 3's:
So it is no coincidence that as America shifted its diet--from one based on green leaves to one based on seeds--we became fatter and fatter and sicker and sicker. Our hibernation diet is exposing us to epidemics of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and brain disorders. Even infants, according to the Child and Family Research Institute of the University of British Columbia, are getting fatter--long before they could ever be accused of overeating--when they are fed formulas high in omega-6s. Sure, America's seed-based foods are remarkably cheap, but we spend the lowest percentage of our income on food and more on health care than any other country in the world.I'm going to go to the YMCA tonight and check the scale there-- I still don't believe it! Aargh.
