2 Jul, 2009
You Are What You Eat
According to surveys in a Chicago research center, obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago.
"Our health care costs have grown along with our waistlines," said Jeff Levi, executive director of Trust for America's health, which released the report along with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
He said the obesity epidemic is contributing to skyrocketing health costs, and said the problem has to be addressed at the highest levels of government.
Being overweight or obese raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, arthritis and other conditions.
Two-thirds of American adults are either obese or overweight, as defined by their body mass index or BMI. Out of 50 states, 37 of them showed gains in obesity according to the study.
Acts 17:11 (NIV)
Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
The above article talks about becoming physically fat. As a nation we are eating more than ever and it is showing in our waist sizes. We are becoming what we eat.
But as Christians how do we become more like Christ? It must first start by reading the Scriptures. Paul writes that the Bereans were eager and excited to examine the Word of God so that they could become more like Christ.
How about you?
Christ has saved us by His grace but that doesn't mean we just sit and become spiritually lazy. We need to be like the Bereans and study God's Word so that we might see who God is and find out what it is that He requires of us.
If we are to grow 'love handles' let's grow them by feasting on the Holy Scriptures.
- How much time do you spend reading God's Word each week?
- Commit to reading at least a chapter a day in a particular book of the Bible this week?
- Commit to reading at least a chapter a day in a particular book of the Bible this week?
- March 2010 [9]
- February 2010 [19]
- January 2010 [22]
- December 2009 [22]
- November 2009 [21]
- October 2009 [22]
- September 2009 [21]
- August 2009 [20]
- July 2009 [21]
- June 2009 [22]
- May 2009 [18]
- April 2009 [15]
- March 2009 [7]
- February 2009 [17]
- January 2009 [20]
- December 2008 [23]
- November 2008 [19]
- October 2008 [22]
- September 2008 [22]
- August 2008 [19]
- July 2008 [22]
- June 2008 [11]
- May 2008 [20]
- April 2008 [22]
- March 2008 [21]
- February 2008 [18]
- January 2008 [20]
- December 2007 [18]
- November 2007 [15]
- October 2007 [19]
- September 2007 [18]
- August 2007 [12]
- July 2007 [12]
- June 2007 [9]
- May 2007 [11]
- April 2007 [10]
- March 2007 [11]
- February 2007 [14]
- January 2007 [7]
- December 2006 [4]
- November 2006 [13]
- October 2006 [17]
- September 2006 [11]
- August 2006 [16]
- July 2006 [10]
- June 2006 [3]
