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?Good morning, I am Pastor Doug and I am obese.? Pastor Doug Anderson shocked his Sunday morning congregation at Rose Heights Church with these uncommon and uncomfortable opening remarks. Just prior to this sermon Pastor Doug Anderson of Tyler, Texas had a personal wake up call during his annual visit to his primary care physician.
He learned that his body mass index had effortlessly slipped into the obese range and he was no longer just an ?overweight? pastor. Stunned by the word ?obese? now attached to his name he realized that it was the time for a personal lifestyle makeover.
Today in America Pastor Doug is not alone. Nearly one-half of the American population will be obese by 2030 according to a 2012 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The researchers estimate that this will result in an additional $66 billion dollars in health care expenditures, 7.8 million new cases of diabetes, 6.8 million new cases of stroke and heart disease, and 539,000 new cancer diagnoses. This epidemic of obesity and commonly associated diseases creates a gash in the fabric of our country that threatens the future of individuals, families, and our nation.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/06/03/obesity-epidemic-in-america-churches/
Interesting to see the breakdown of the different denominations.
He learned that his body mass index had effortlessly slipped into the obese range and he was no longer just an ?overweight? pastor. Stunned by the word ?obese? now attached to his name he realized that it was the time for a personal lifestyle makeover.
Today in America Pastor Doug is not alone. Nearly one-half of the American population will be obese by 2030 according to a 2012 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The researchers estimate that this will result in an additional $66 billion dollars in health care expenditures, 7.8 million new cases of diabetes, 6.8 million new cases of stroke and heart disease, and 539,000 new cancer diagnoses. This epidemic of obesity and commonly associated diseases creates a gash in the fabric of our country that threatens the future of individuals, families, and our nation.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/06/03/obesity-epidemic-in-america-churches/
Interesting to see the breakdown of the different denominations.