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Life
Expectancy Continues to Increase
in U.S...
The
life expectancy of Americans has
reached an all-time high of 77.6
years as a result of a drop in
death rates from major diseases
such as heart disease and
cancer. Although women are still
outliving men, the gap has grown
narrower. A report from the
National Center for Health
Statistics confirmed that the
life expectancy of women today
is 5.3 years more than men,
compared to 1979 when the
difference was 7.8 years.
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Experts are
concerned that the increasing life
expectancy rates could heavily impact
the already shaky social security funds.
Other factors that could throw social
security into a financial downward
spiral include:
• Increase
in active life expectancy
• Aging Baby Boomers
• Growth in overall population
• Lower birth rates
Life
Expectancy in America Pales in
Comparison to Other Countries
Although the
increase of American life expectancy to
77.6 years reflects a positive
statistic, America still lags behind
several other countries.
According to
statistics from the World Health
Organization, Japan holds the longest
life expectancy at 81.9 years followed
by Monaco, 81.2, San Marino and
Switzerland, 80.6, Australia, 80.4,
Andorra, 80.3, and Iceland, 80.1.
These
numbers don’t include a myriad of other
countries that are topping the United
States including Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Two Death
Rates Drop--Four Death Rates Rise in
America
• The death
rate from heart disease decreased
from
240.8 per 100,000 in 2002 to 232.1 in
2003
• The cancer death rate declined from
193.5 to
189.3 per 100,000
• Alzheimer's disease is up 5.9 percent
• Hypertension is up 5.7 percent
• Parkinson's disease is up 3.4 percent
• Kidney disease is up 2.1 percent
USA Today
March 1, 2005
Why a High-Carb Diet
Makes You Fat...
All
carbohydrates you eat are converted to
glucose, (sugar) which triggers the
release of insulin. You may have heard
that the hormone insulin can make you
fat. It's true, and here's why.
Your body
uses both glucose and fat to produce
energy, but getting rid of blood sugar
always takes precedence. So when glucose
is present, insulin blocks access to
your fat reserves.
The glucose
that is not used for immediate energy
gets converted to glycogen, which is
stored by the liver and muscles. But
your body can only store a small amount.
The remainder is converted to fat and
transported to the fat cells for
storage. In other words, it's turned
into body fat.
So eating
more carbs creates more insulin. Insulin
which not only makes you fat by causing
fat storage, it keeps you fat by
blocking access to your fat reserves.
Best bet is
to keep your carbs in check with a diet
consisting of healthy foods, (fresh
fruits and vegetables, fish and lean
meats). Minimize your intake of carbs
(breads, cookies, crackers, baked goods,
potatoes etc.) |
