THE MIRACLE MINERAL

Magnesium is even better than previously thought.
According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, you can cut your risk of stroke by 8% with a daily serving of magnesium-rich food. Maximize your intake by enjoying plenty of avocados, whole grains, beans, and leafy greens.

NEW YORK SODA BAN

    New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a municipal ban on all large-sized sugary beverages. Restaurants, movie theaters, mobile food carts and delis are all included.

Sugary drinks are defined as beverages that are "sweetened with sugar or another caloric sweetener that contain more than 25 calories per 8 fluid ounces and contains less than 51%  milk or milk substitute by volume as an ingredient."

It would impact drinks sold in containers larger than 16 ounces, but would not impact the sale of diet soda or dairy based drinks.

The proposal is aimed at fighting the epidemic of obesity. It cites public health statistics stating that 58% of New York City adults and nearly 40% of city public school students are obese or overweight. The proposal must be approved by the city's Board of Health.  It will be submitted to the board on June 12.

A  spokesperson for the New York City Beverage Association challenged Bloomberg's assertion that the consumption of soda is driving obesity rates.

GOTTA GET BETTER!

    Just one of the many examples of how obesity has crippled not only adults worldwide, but children as well, is 19-year-old Georgia Davis.  Known as "Britain's heaviest teenager", she is believed to weigh more than 700 pounds. Part of her home had to be demolished because she was too big to leave it.

A team of 40 people which included doctors, paramedics, scaffolders, fire crews and council workers all worked tirelessly to get the teen out of the house after she had fallen sick and had to go to the hospital. It took a total of 8 hours and left a 10-foot by 10-foot hole in the top floor of the townhouse in which she lived. A specially reinforced ambulance was used to transport Georgia to the hospital.

A according to reports, Georgia had once before been sent to a weight loss camp in  the U.S. and successfully lost 210 pounds. Unfortunately she was unable to keep the weight off and gained it back plus more which led her to her current weight. Hopefully, she'll get the help she needs that will help her lead a healthier life.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

 Food portions have gotten out of control. The CDC released new figures that the average restaurant meal is now four times larger than what it used to be.

The average hamburger has gone from 3.9 ounces to 12 ounces.

French fries have gone from 2.4 ounces to almost 7 ounces.

The average soda has gone from 7 to 40 ounces. Can't get much bigger than that!

A lack of exercise or physical activity combined with the increases in food portions amount to a whole lot of weight gain in a year, or even a few months.

PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE...

  Playing around in the internet, I ran across this. Found it to be quite  funny!! That MJ was something else!!