22 Fun facts about health and dieting

Here is a list of 22 interesting facts about healthy living and dieting. How much of this do you know??
80% of 10 year old girls in the U.S. go on a diet.
About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 ft.
Womens'hearts beat faster than mens'.
Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day!
Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.
Carbohydrates, protein, fat, and alcohol have 4, 4, 9, and 7 calories per gram respectively.
You need to burn about 3500 calories to lose 1 pound of fat.
You don’t need to do cardio to lose weight. You only need a calorie deficit.
You can eat anything you want and still lose weight – but weight doesn’t always equal fat.
You can’t target fat loss. Fat loss is systemic.
Eating at night does not make you gain weight, overeating does.
Dehydrating a muscle by 3% can cause a 10% loss of strength. Drink plenty of water throughout the day
The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn at rest. Muscle tissue eats fat at all hours of the day.
The only exercise you should hold your breath for is underwater swimming.
For every pound of muscle gained, the body burns 50 extra calories every day.
Only around 13% of men are physically fit.
More than 30% of children ages 6 to 11 are overweight, and over 15% are obese.
Exercise makes you feel more energized because it releases endorphins into the blood.
Your muscles can only "Pull"
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