One of my HPU colleagues, Sam Chepkevich, appears in this morning’s Honolulu Star-Bulletin. A photographer got a nice picture of Sam on his morning run around Diamond Head.
The accompanying article discusses the Hawaii Physical Activity and Nutrition Surveillance Report, which was released yesterday. The study’s results are another piece of evidence that many Hawaii residents do not exercise enough, nor do they eat properly.
Children aren’t getting enough exercise, which sets them up for a lifetime of health problems including obesity, hypertension and diabetes. I see plenty of overweight children and young adults every day, as I drive, walk and run around town. I’m surprised that some of these kids can get so heavy, since they cannot seem to sit still for a minute or two. They’d rather fidget and run around, even when they are eating a meal.
Guess who foots the bill for their health care? Everyone else in the state, through increased prices that help cover our mounting health insurance bills. Here’s a picture of a Chinese teenager who is a fine example.
