Posts Tagged “coronary disease”

Many of us who are slim and trim blandly assume that we don’t have to concern werself about eating fat. We eat ice cream, chocolate candy, and drink whole milk to wer heart’s content. we don’t add inches to our waistline, so we naturally figure that, as far as we are concerned, calories don’t count.

The extra calories may not turn into a double chin—but the hard fats, which in many cases supply those extra calories, can still make plaques. wer cholesterol chemistry is not one bit different from that of wer overweight friends. Therefore, because it is entirely a matter of number, the great majority of coronary attacks hit among slim, or normal-weight people.

How Prevalent is Obesity

As this is being written, the population of the United States is estimated at 300 million. Surveys indicate that 90 million Americans are definitely overweight, 10 million are underweight, and 200 million can be considered as “just about right.” Read the rest of this entry »