Obesity – Upgrade Your Health With Shatonia McCarty [VIDEO]

This week Upgrade Your Health deals with Louisiana's biggest problem, obesity.  We love our food.  Find out how you can eat what you want and be healthier doing it.

Obesity is a Huge problem, especially for us here in Louisiana.  About 1/3 of US adults are obese. Studies show that the annual Medical cost alone was $147 billion dollars. Obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher. Obesity puts a person at risk to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension and some forms of Cancer.

Factors that contributes to obesity are behavior, environmental and genetics. By eating a well balanced diet, limiting fats, sugar and salt and participating in some form of physical activities, you are on a journey of living a healthier lifestyle to prevent obesity.  For more info check-out www.cdc.gov.

To further your journey to a healthier you, peep the video below for more info.