"The Weight of the World"

In the February issue of Reader's Digest, this article , from the World Health Organization reports that more people worldwide now die from being overweight and obese than from being underweight. The country most aware of the dangers of obesity? Not U.S- it's Finland! Reread my blog on Aug. 3rd- Good Morning Richmond. In the 1970's, Finland had the most # of deaths from heart disease but a public health campaign of doctors, grocery stores etc. encouraged whole towns to change their eating, excercise and smoking habits. Towns actually competed for prizes based on how many people stopped smoking or lowered their cholesterol and/or weight. Finland cut heart disease deaths in the work force by 80% over the last 30 years and added almost 10 years of life-expectancy. What if we had community-based incentives to get back to the family dinner table- because through cooking co-op you can save calories, costs, and stress. Have you noticed your food costs creeping up? Many today are changing their spending habits. Go one step further- give cooking co-op a chance.