Did you know that 75% of women believe they are fat even though only 25% are actually considered medically overweight? Did you know that 75% of 4th Grade girls report that they are on a diet? Did you know that dieting can be an eating disorder as serious as binge eating? Given the impact of body image on women’s consciousness, it is not surprising that eating disorder is becoming a critical problem in our age of affluence.

It is estimated that Bulimia affects between one and two per cent of women aged 15 to 40. Anorexia is estimated to affect between one and five teenage women in every 100,000, and the age at which most cases develop is 16 to 17. Most of the victims are females. Take a look at this confession from a young woman who is working on her recovery from an eating disorder. The excerpt comes from the book “It’s Not About Food”, written by Carol Emery Normandi M.S. MF.C.C. and Laurelee Roark M.A.CCHT, founders of Beyond Hunger Inc.

What could these rules be that haven’t been heard of before? “There is no magic bullet, however you can eat everything as long as it is fresh food and that includes sweets,” according to Annaliza Spiga, founder and owner of Dolce Baked Goods where the tag line, “All natural ingredients because your family deserves nature’s best”, makes it clear there’s nothing artificial about their products. As obesity approaches epidemic proportion perhaps it is time to look beyond trendy fad diets and more at eating as a way of life. Currently 66% of all Americans are either overweight or obese and many of them are children. For the first time in American history type II diabetes and heart disease in children is not uncommon. In surveys Americans cite the biggest challenges to losing weight is finding time to exercise, too little willpower, poor eating habits and counting calories.

Bodybuilding.com, Met-Rx, and Flex productions presents a free, live webcast of the 2007 IFBB New York City Pro Men’s Professional Bodybuilding Championships. The webcast includes the pre-judging, which begins at 2 PM (EDT), and the event finals, which begins at 7:30 PM (EDT), on Saturday, May 12, 2007. The free, live webcast can be seen on Bodybuilding.com, Metrx.com, and Flexonline.com.

The line up of competitors includes King Kamali, Vince Taylor, Dennis James, Dennis Wolfe, Desmond Miller, and Branch Warren. Last year Phil Heath won this event with Darrem Charles taking second and Dennis James coming in third.