The Battle with Obesity: How to Overcome Weight Problems
Obesity remains one of the most prominent health problems battled in many developed countries today. Weight problems are often the result of too much energy consumption without balancing it with sufficient energy burning activities. Being overweight or obese exposes you to a number of life-threatening diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney problems, and cancer. [...]
Learn MoreHow Much is Your Diet Costing You?
How much is your diet costing you? Well, according to a recent report from Forbes, it could be costing you over 50% more than a normal diet would. Forbes did research on ten of the major diets right now, from Jenny Craig to Subway, to find out how much it costs on average per week.
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What 10 diet plans costYou can spend a little or you can spend a lot, but shedding those excess pounds doesn’t depend on it.
By Forbes
It’s no secret that Americans are fat — and getting fatter by the burger. Nearly one-third of U.S. adults are overweight, and another third are technically obese, as defined by a body-mass index of more than 30. And Americans aren’t happy about it. Last year, we spent an estimated $46 billion on diet products and self-help books.
Much of that money is wasted. Indeed, a government review found that two-thirds of American dieters regained all the weight they had lost within a year, and 97% had gained it all back within five years. And following these regimes is significantly more expensive than the tried and true technique of eating less and exercising more.
How much more? To find out, we examined weekly menus — culled from official publications or company representatives — from 10 of the most popular diets on the market: Atkins, Jenny Craig, Ornish, NutriSystem, Slim Fast, South Beach, Subway, Sugar Busters!, Weight Watchers and Zone.
The median diet worked out to a costly $85.79 a week — that’s 50% more than the $54.44 the average single American spends on food. Our price calculations for the foods on each menu were done on a per-serving basis. Prices came from New York City-based online grocer Fresh Direct and were adjusted to the national average to control for any price differential.
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