Obesity And Resons of Being Obese

Obesity does not just happen overnight – it occurs gradually from poor diet and lifestyle choices and, to some extent, from your genes.

Scientific evidence shows there are genetic and hormonal influences on body weight.

We all have a friend or know someone that no matter what diet or how much this person eats their weight stays the same. This is no doubt down to ‘lucky rare genes’ and much to the envy of everybody else.

On the lucky side, a person may be obese due to a medical reason, for example a condition such as an under-active thyroid gland which can cause excessive weight but this is very rare usually in less than one out of every hundred cases.

Since 1980 cases of obesity have nearly tripled in many countries around the world – much in Europe and US. There is no sign of this trend ending anytime soon.

Currently, over half of women and two thirds of men are either overweight or obese.

Health Issues Linked with Being Overweight or Obese

The health issues with being overweight or obese are that you increase the risk of developing:

• diabetes,
• heart disease,
• high blood pressure,
• heart attack,
• stroke
• or even death.

For the majority of us, the bottom line is this – obesity occurs when you take in more calories (wrong food) that can burn through exercise and normal daily activities.

Your body stores these excess calories into Fat to the point that it could seriously endanger your health.

Let’s face it most people join gyms but after a few visits they give up.

Why? Because they find it immensely boring.

You have to make the most out of your time and get into activities you enjoy such as swimming, cycling, dancing, or even a regular brisk walk.

If you’re currently obese, there is a solution for it, but it will only work if you put your will and heart into it.

Furthermore, you have to have a genuine long term commitment to lose weight.

The solution is to simply watch what you eat and drink.

Include in your lifestyle, some regular moderate exercise and it doesn’t have to involve visits to the gym.

If your present diet consists mostly of eating in fast foods then it is the time you start to choose foods that promote good health and a healthy lifestyle.

Focus on low-calorie, high nutrient-dense foods such as fruits and vegetables. These are the foods you can eat plenty off as they have fewer calories and by eating larger portion of foods with fewer calories you subdue your hunger pangs.

Try to include fish in your diet. Studies have shown that Omega 3 fatty acids found in fish like salmon, and tuna can help lower blood cholesterol levels and are great for weight loss.

We only have a life. We must value it.