Obese Man Launches Podcast, Blog and Forum to Chronicle his 120 lb. Loss and to Inspire Others
An anonymous Florida man by the name of Dave O. has launched a podcast, blog and interactive forum to support the obese community and to chronicle his 120 pound weight loss challenge. Dave says "With the childhood and adult obesity epidemic on the rise at alarming proportions each month, our children may die before we do!" The podcast has an associated website and interactive forum that allows people to post entries based on various topics from ispiration all the way to recipes.
Hollywood, FL (PRWEB) August 27, 2006
ZAP120.com is the latest weight loss podcast to hit the streets. It is already in the top 100 of iTunes "Health" podcasts and only has been around for 1 week. Why the success? The content is an audio chronicle of one anonymous man's weight loss journey. The podcaster, only known as Dave O., will chronicle his life for the next year and a half to two years while he loses 120 pounds. Mr. "O" has been diagnosed with morbid obesity, high tryglicerides and pre - Type II diabetes and is preaching the importance of stopping the obesity epidemic in the United States. Like many people going on diets, the easier part is taking the weight off. The big challenge is to keep it off for life.
We are living in a time of an overweight/obesity epidemic. Overweight/obesity is not only a problem for adults: Recent data in children as young as 2 years old throughout adolescence have indicated a 3-fold increase in the prevalence of overweight. Why the epidemic? Is it too much food or too little activity? The consumption of large portions of foods that are high in calories (fats, carbohydrates, or both) and reduced physical activity—mostly in the workplace for adults and in and after school for children/adolescents—work together to contribute to America's problem.
When body mass index (BMI) is used as a reflection of fatness, only 35% of adult Americans have a healthy BMI, 25, whereas approximately 30% are obese, as defined by a BMI of more than 30. For individuals with a BMI between 25.0 and 30.0 (overweight), excess body fat is not always present, particularly in physically trained people.
The podcast is expected to climb the iTunes charts as this is a professionaly produced podcast filled with useful content and the fact that the forum allows people to anonymously share their stories will allow people to be more open and candid.
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