Obesity Affecting Our Police Force

Obesity has become such a problem in America that it’s even affecting our police force. I recently read a story about police officers who are failing their physicals, having to retake them. To be honest, considering what we expect from police officers I was very surprised. Their physical is not that difficult, in light of what we expect them to do for our cities and towns, in protecting us. These fitness exams consisted of push-ups, one and a half mile run, obstacle course and a flexibility test. For someone who is going out to serve and protect, this really doesn’t … Continue reading

And the South Just Keeps Getting Fatter

I just returned from a trip to Memphis with one of my best friends. She had never been there and being from Philadelphia, she didn’t quite understand how much southerners love their food. One of her comments about half way through the trip was that she thought her skin was going to seep oil from all the fried foods. I didn’t need to read the newest report from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to know that the southern states have the highest obesity rates. We will fry anything (where do you think fried Twinkies and … Continue reading