{"id":2187,"date":"2011-08-26T09:23:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T16:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2011-08-26T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T16:23:56","slug":"pray-health-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2011\/08\/26\/pray-health-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pray for the Health of Our Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, I read this headline, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2011\/08\/26\/us-obesity-health-idUSTRE77P17020110826\">Obesity to Worsen, Weigh Heavily on Healthcare Costs<\/a>&#8220;.   The article went on to say that &#8220;If present trends continue, about  half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030,  health experts warned&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>What is most tragic about this article is  this, &#8220;Obesity is fast replacing tobacco as the single most important  preventable cause of chronic non-communicable diseases, and will add an  extra 7.8 million cases of diabetes, 6.8 million cases of heart disease  and stroke, and 539,000 cases of cancer in the United States by 2030.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That  is an extraordinary financial burden on our economy.  The article says,  &#8220;Due to overeating and insufficient exercise, obesity is now a growing  problem everywhere and experts are warning about its ripple effects on  health and healthcare spending.<\/p>\n<p>Obesity raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, various cancers, hypertension, high cholesterol, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Because  of obesity, the United States can expect to spend an extra 2.6 percent  on its overall healthcare bill, or $66 billion per year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We need  to pray for the health of our nation.  Our survival as a nation depends  on those prayers.  We need to work together as a nation to become  physically and emotionally fit and strong.  With the 10th anniversary of  the 9\/11 attacks looming, we need to look forward and fearlessly make  our nation whole, healthy and strong again.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, I read this headline, &#8220;Obesity to Worsen, Weigh Heavily on Healthcare Costs&#8220;. The article went on to say that &#8220;If present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned&#8221;. 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