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Age doesn’t mean a thing
Christina Rowland, staff writer
Age shouldn’t stop people from doing things. Gary Kaposta, 60, won a master’s title at the 2008 NCP Europa Super Show contest held in Dallas on Aug.16.
Kaposta said he did the contest to “show people what they can do at what use to be old age.”
The Southlake resident is a big advocate of healthy lifestyles and nutrition and wants to make the public aware of the growing obesity problem in the United States.
According to the Center for Disease control, “In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less that 20 percent.”
Texas had 28.1 percent as the obesity level in 2007.
“Fat cells are not dormant, they are active 24/7,” Kaposta said. “Eight-eight percent of the American public is suffering from blue mood or mild depression that causes them to have over cravings for the type of foods that store fat.”
Those foods that store fat are junk foods: sodas, chips, white breads. These are the some of the foods that contribute to the obesity factor in the United States.
According to Kaposta there are three modern lifestyle factors that the general public faces that contribute to obesity: stress poor nutrition and lack of quality sleep
“All of these things have led and brought about depletion of a crucial chemical messenger in the brain, called serotonin,” Kaposta said. “When serotonin is depleted you will experience cravings for junk food and drink. The body knows that eating that type of food and drink will cause the brain to produce a burst of serotonin. Unfortunately the price people pay for this short term since of well being is fat storage.”
This junk food is commonly referred to as mood food. These low serotonin levels also lead people to over eat. Serotonin is a hormone that the body produces that makes people happy.
Obesity can be fixed.
“It begins first with recognizing the problem and then addressing it with proper nutrition,” Kaposta said.
Soda can be a huge source of calories. One of the ways to start a healthier life style can involve changing what you drink. According to Kaposta the average American consumes 43,000 sodas in a lifetime.
“I eat what is available in the grocery store,” Kaposta said. “I am living proof that the information I give you works.”
Kaposta does do more than just eat healthy to maintain his body though. He also lifts weights three times a week, but only for about a half hour at a time. He also does cardio which consists of walking at a fast pace for 20-30 minutes.
“The key is not to over working but getting the right nutrition,” Kaposta said
He also believes that breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it stabilizes the blood sugar level.
Kaposta is a nutritionist by trade and not only wants to inform the public of the dangers of obesity of also wants to help solve this problem. He is the CEO of a company called Nutrico and is developing a breakfast supplement that would have all the right things the body would need for one of it’s daily meals including something to boost serotonin levels.
Kaposta is a lifelong fitness advocate. He has also been competing in body building competitions since the age of 24. He doesn’t do them on a regular basis anymore. He just did this one to show the things that people can do at any age with proper diet and exercise.
Age shouldn’t stop people from doing things. Gary Kaposta, 60, won a master’s title at the 2008 NCP Europa Super Show contest held in Dallas on Aug.16.
Kaposta said he did the contest to “show people what they can do at what use to be old age.”
The Southlake resident is a big advocate of healthy lifestyles and nutrition and wants to make the public aware of the growing obesity problem in the United States.
According to the Center for Disease control, “In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less that 20 percent.”
Texas had 28.1 percent as the obesity level in 2007.
“Fat cells are not dormant, they are active 24/7,” Kaposta said. “Eight-eight percent of the American public is suffering from blue mood or mild depression that causes them to have over cravings for the type of foods that store fat.”
Those foods that store fat are junk foods: sodas, chips, white breads. These are the some of the foods that contribute to the obesity factor in the United States.
According to Kaposta there are three modern lifestyle factors that the general public faces that contribute to obesity: stress poor nutrition and lack of quality sleep
“All of these things have led and brought about depletion of a crucial chemical messenger in the brain, called serotonin,” Kaposta said. “When serotonin is depleted you will experience cravings for junk food and drink. The body knows that eating that type of food and drink will cause the brain to produce a burst of serotonin. Unfortunately the price people pay for this short term since of well being is fat storage.”
This junk food is commonly referred to as mood food. These low serotonin levels also lead people to over eat. Serotonin is a hormone that the body produces that makes people happy.
Obesity can be fixed.
“It begins first with recognizing the problem and then addressing it with proper nutrition,” Kaposta said.
Soda can be a huge source of calories. One of the ways to start a healthier life style can involve changing what you drink. According to Kaposta the average American consumes 43,000 sodas in a lifetime.
“I eat what is available in the grocery store,” Kaposta said. “I am living proof that the information I give you works.”
Kaposta does do more than just eat healthy to maintain his body though. He also lifts weights three times a week, but only for about a half hour at a time. He also does cardio which consists of walking at a fast pace for 20-30 minutes.
“The key is not to over working but getting the right nutrition,” Kaposta said
He also believes that breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it stabilizes the blood sugar level.
Kaposta is a nutritionist by trade and not only wants to inform the public of the dangers of obesity of also wants to help solve this problem. He is the CEO of a company called Nutrico and is developing a breakfast supplement that would have all the right things the body would need for one of it’s daily meals including something to boost serotonin levels.
Kaposta is a lifelong fitness advocate. He has also been competing in body building competitions since the age of 24. He doesn’t do them on a regular basis anymore. He just did this one to show the things that people can do at any age with proper diet and exercise.
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