I Did Not Know That…

Did You Know: Overweight GIs, the healthiest state in the nation, slow cookin' and your life expectancy. PFS

By Colin Allen, published on November 01, 2002

Facts From Psyched for Success

53.9

Percentage of the U.S. military over the age of 20 considered too overweight to fight according to federal obesity standards over 25 BMI (Body Mass Index). BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters.

New Hampshire

tops the list of states with the healthiest residents. Minnesota, Massachusetts then Utah are next. South Dakota, Nevada and Wyoming have shown the greatest improvement this year. Bottom of the list: South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Low Heat

Long, slow cooking may be the key to good health. A new study finds that high-temperature cooking frying, grilling, microwaving creates compounds called advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that are damaging to the body, usually through heart disease.

Six Years

Blacks and the less educated live six years less than whites or the more highly educated. Smoking and its consequences is the big curb on life expectancy among the less educated. High blood pressure, diabetes and homicide contribute most to higher death rates among blacks.