And there's no time like the present to get started. Since the 1970s, female obesity in America has risen more than a fourth, to a rate of 36 percent, according to statistics from the Office on Women's Health through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The obesity rate is particularly high among African-American and Hispanic women, at 52 percent and 50 percent, respectively. The statistics are proof that women should do everything to make healthy living a priority. S.C. The nutrients can be found in such foods as salmon, spinach, baked beans, orange juice and liver.
Water is always the best alternative to a soda.
S.C. Women of child-bearing age should make sure a multivitamin has at least 1 milligram of folic acid, she said. Start walking at least 20 or 30 minutes a day, said Carla Guido, a certified personal trainer. Follow with a light stretch. Guido say walking, especially up hills, is the ultimate total-body workout. She suggests adding five minutes each week to the routine.