âPremiseâ comes from two Latin words, meaning to put before. The premise is the foundation of your story-that single core statement, says James N. Frey, âof what happens to the characters as a result of the actions of a story.â.
The body of a healthy lean man is composed of roughly 62 percent water, 16 percent fat, 16 percent protein, 6 percent minerals, and less than 1 percent carbohydrate, along with very small amounts of vitamins and other miscellaneous substances.
Today, about 75 percent of US men and 67 percent of US women are either overweight or obese. This has risen significantly from figures gathered between 1988 and 1994, when just 63 percent of men and 55 percent of US women were overweight or obese. 2. Fewer Than One-Third of Americans Are at a Healthy Weight The NHANES data revealed that about 35 percent of men and 37 percent of women are obese, while another 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women are overweight. This means less than one-third of US adults are at a healthy weight. Lin Yang, a postdoctoral research associate at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, told Medicine Net: 3 Obesity is not getting better. It's getting worse, and it's really scary. It's not looking prettyâ¦