A growing number of consumers may find themselves defying the nation’s obesity trend and enjoying longer and healthier lives with help from information about how to follow a proper diet.
This is because many chronic health conditions – especially heart disease and diabetes – can be averted in a large portion of the population simply by being more careful about meal and snacking choices. Failure to do so can carry many consequences, from higher health insurance and life insurance premiums to serious medical expenses and even hospitalization.
One such person who is trying to reduce the nation’s obesity epidemic was featured in a recent New York Times article. According to the newspaper, Dr. Preston Maring of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, Calif. has made it his mission to convince colleagues in the medical profession to take a more proactive stance on healthy eating.
The newspaper noted that along with setting up an all-organic farmer’s market at the hospital, he has also been giving presentations at other facilities and creating online videos that demonstrate how to cook healthy foods.
Those who do heed messages such as this one can find a wide range of benefits, with lower health and life insurance rates being just the beginning.
