Trainer Talk: Episode 8, Part 1 (Longevity and Health)
Statistics from the Trainer Talk:
High Levels of body fat causes
-High Blood Sugar, Triglycerides, and Cholesterol
-Fuzzy Thinking
-Heart Disease
-Aching Joints (2.5x risk for arthritis in obese people)
Obese individuals can expect a 22% reduction in years they will live (64yrs instead of 80yrs)
2/3 of Americans are overweight
1/3 of them are obese
high levels of fat ruins sleep(50-75% of people with Obstructive Sleep Apnea are obese)
Obese individuals had a 55% higher risk for depression versus a normal weight individual
The risk for Alzheimer's disease increases by 42% for obese individuals
91% of Type 2 diabetes cases were due to lifestyle
Inactive adults experience a 3-8% decrease in muscle mass per decade, resulting in a lower resting metabolic rate and higher levels of body fat.
Ten weeks of resistance training 3 times per week at 45 minutes each increased resting metabolic rate by 7% and reduced fat weight by ~4lbs.
Quality of food is more important than quantity of food when it comes to health and longevity.
People who regularly drink sugar laden beverages have 26% higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
People with a BMI over 30 increased their risk of type 2 diabetes by 7x for men and 12x for women when compared to a normal BMI.
There is a 32% higher risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) for overweight people versus normal and an 81% risk increase for obese individuals. Their chance of dying early from CAD was 50-60% higher.
The risk increase of a stroke for obese individuals is 64% and 22% for overweight individuals when compared with normal weight individuals.
Sources:
hsph.harvard.edu
cdc.gov/obesity
uab.edu
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22777332/
mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12517229/