Use Your Refrigeration Powers for Good!

Sixty-four percent of adults in the United States are overweight. Almost a quarter are obese. In fact, sixteen percent of active duty US military personnel are obese. Obesity is the largest single cause of discharge for soldiers. Obesity causes increased fat mass which is the culprit behind osteoarthritis and obstructive sleep apnea. It also causes an increased number of fat cells which is linked to diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Mortality is also increased by being obese. Most researchers believe that a combination of an extravagant nutrient intake and an idle lifestyle is the main cause for the rapid acceleration of obesity in Western society. Almost every American home has a very important tool at its disposal to help fight obesity. It is THE REFRIGERATOR!

The refrigerator (or fridge) is a cooling device that has a thermally insulated compartment and a mechanism to transfer heat from it to the external environment. Fridges maintain a temperature of a few degrees above the freezing point of water. Household refrigerators were introduced in 1915. They were widely accepted in the US in the 1930s because the price fell and they started using non-toxic and non-flammable refrigerants. Sixty percent of households had a refrigerator in the 1930s.

Refrigerators like the Sunpentown RF-320W allowed families to purchase, store, freeze, prepare and preserve food products in a fresh state for longer than was previously possible. Families who did not have gardens to grow vegetables and farms to raise livestock can have a varied diet and improved nutrition because they can store food they bought at the supermarket in their freezers.

You can use your refrigerator to help you eat healthier and to prevent or beat obesity. With the use of a refrigerator you can refrigerate dairy products, meats, fish, poultry and vegetables in the same place. Families are able to consume more salads, fresh fruits and vegetables. Exotic fruits from foreign countries can be imported by means of refrigeration. That means that fruits that are out of season in your region can be trucked in from somewhere else. Refrigerators also make it possible to enjoy a cold glass of water and are useful for first aid. All of these refrigerator possibilities make fridges a key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and losing weight.

When you lose weight with the help of your refrigerator you stand to reap the many benefits that come with weight loss. It may improve the survival of those with obesity. It may lower the blood sugar of those with type 2 diabetes, which lowers the amount of medicine they must take to control their blood sugar. It also prevented new cases of type 2 diabetes in obese people. A weight loss of 4.4lbs to 9.7lbs results in a significant lowering of blood pressure. People with asthma who lost and average of 31.3lbs over one year improved lung function and overall health. Also, the number of severe asthma episodes was reduced. People with obstructed sleep apnea who lose 10% of weight improve sleep patterns and have less daytime sleepiness. So, use your refrigeration powers for good and make today the first day of your brand new healthy lifestyle.