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Weekly Message
Weekly Gems from Ronda Gates. |
Last week, a segment on DATELINE focused on SYNDROME X--a term used
to describe a cluster of symptoms that predispose folks to diabetes,
heart disease and stroke. They used hot phrases like, "insulin
resistance" and "metabolic problem" and "lipid problem" to describe
these people that are overweight. Physicians, biochemists and
dietitians made diet recommendations that these time bomb patients
eliminate simple ![]() I know I sound like a broken record, BUT: If we could get doctors to insist that their patients exercise first before they gave them special diets, pills and surgery I believe we could cut medical costs in this country considerably. In 1978 I sat on the floor in my exercise studio with a new friend from the Association for Fitness in Business (now the Association for Worksite Health Promotion). We speculated on what would happen if insurance companies would provide significantly lower rates for people who exercised. Since then the Surgeon General declared war on cigarettes. Insurance companies now give financial breaks to people who don't smoke (and, therefore don't have the health risks incurred by smokers). Hopefully the effort by the Surgeon General to get people to put some physical activity into their life will yield the same result. If you are already exercising regularly, you can enjoy the tables of food that are part of every holiday celebrations--including the sugar. If you haven't jumped on the fitness bandwagon yet, watch your calories. Meanwhile, don't wait until New Years resolution time rolls around to change your lifestyle. You could pay for it with your life. |
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