Drew Thomas Sounds Off – Watching Your Waistline Can Improve Your Overall Health

Two days into Summer and we are already getting stories about HOA problems, why you need to still lose some weight, and of course a cute cat that barks like a dog...

KNUCKLEHEADS IN THE NEWS

Here we have another issue of an out of control Home Owners Association led by brainless morons.  A disabled veteran has to fight his own HOA just to get his handicapped parking space back.

WAIST SIZE MEANS EVERYTHING

According to a new study, if men only watched their waist size, they would enjoy dramatic health improvements.

While blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and their weight numbers are important, researchers found that their waist circumference is one of the biggest indicators of just how healthy -- or unhealthy -- men are. For an average male, a waistline of 40 inches puts him into the "disease-risk zone."

BEST GUY CITIES

Guys looking for a place to live that will give them top-notch sports, awesome nightclubs and fine women need to move to Atlanta, Georgia. That's according to Maxim, which ranks Atlanta number-one on its list of the 40 Best Man Cities.

Using criteria such as nightlife, sports franchises, career opportunities and women, Atlanta has it all. It beat out Boston, Los Angeles and Miami. Here's how the Top 10 lines up:

  1. Atlanta
  2. Boston
  3. Los Angeles
  4. Miami
  5. New York
  6. Tampa
  7. Long Beach, Calif.
  8. Pittsburgh
  9. San Diego
  10. Chicago

UNHAPPY WORKERS ARE STAYING AT THEIR CURRENT JOBS

According to a new survey, Americans are becoming increasingly unhappy with their jobs -- but so far they seem reluctant to quit.

Amazingly, about one-in-three employees is seriously considering leaving their job. That's up from 23 percent in 2005.

But even though so many people hate their jobs, only 1.4 percent of employees voluntarily left their jobs in April. Overall, the rate of people walking away from their jobs is at its lowest point since 2000.

TEENS SHOW NO SIGNS OF REDUCING THEIR SODA DRINKING

According to a new study, teenagers keep chugging soda despite health risks.

Researchers found that one in four high school students drink soda each and every day. And when other sugary drinks like Gatorade are counted, the figure is closer to two-thirds of students drinking a sugary beverage daily.

This is a big deal because, according to a different study, for each additional sweet drink kids have per day, the odds of obesity increases 60 percent.

COOLEST THING YOU’LL SEE ALL DAY

This cat barks like a dog until he realizes he’s being watched then switches to meowing.  Hmmm.

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