Healthy Food Chart

Most medical authorities utilize the BMI (body mass index) as a means to determine if a person may be at risk for heart disease and diabetes, as well as overweight. However according to the Archives of Internal Medicine,  a quarter of even  normal weight adults had high blood pressure and high triglycerides, and high blood glucose blood work-ups, putting them at risk  for cardiovascular disease and metabolic disease.

So what’s the take home message here? Just because you are within a normal weight range doesn’t mean you will automatically be and remain healthy. You still have to have healthy eating habits, exercise regularly and maintain a healthy lifestyle to keep from getting common diseases. You may have a family history or even your ethnicity may put you at risk for any given health condition.

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." Confucius