The Obesity Epidemic and Women's Health

The epidemic of obesity in the U.S. is astounding and very dangerous to personal and national health. It seems like every other person I see is grotesquely overweight, many of them women. Although it may be a metabolic or hormonal problem, the fact is that you do not see such obese people in areas where food is scarce. You also do not often see grotesquely overweight individuals who eat healthy, organic whole foods. It is unfortunate and frightening that the dietary advice being pushed in schools today is extremely faddish, focusing on a low-fat and low-salt diet. This diet actually contributes to health problems. Just eat a low-fat, low-salt meal and see if you don't feel sick - and hungry. This type of diet will actually cause you to overeat because your body is not satisfied with necessary nutrients, including fat and salt. Of course, it is best to consume the proper kind of fat and salt: Namely, unhydrogenated saturated fats such as organic virgin coconut oil and butter; monounsaturates such as olive oil; and some fish and flax oils containing omega 3s, etc. The proper salt is sun-dried Celtic sea salt.

Women's Health Risks Rise Along With Weight

WEDNESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Another major study finds that the more obese a woman is, the greater her risk for coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, high blood pressure and death.

Reporting in the July 5 Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh analyzed data on weight, death, and cardiovascular disease among more than 90,000 ethnically-diverse U.S. women followed for an average of seven years.

They concluded that the health risks of women who are extremely obese may have been underestimated."