Weight Loss Is A Scary Business
You need to understand that 'weight loss' IS a business as well as an issue for many for us. Billions of dollars are earned and spent on this industry every year, so the temptation for businesses to cash in on and take advantage of peoples difficulties is huge.
So, How BIG Is The Problem?
You may not be obese, but it's likely if you're reading this, that you're part of the overweight category. Recent statistics indicate that 70% of the US population is now overweight. This equates to 210 Million people! Furthermore, the rest of the world is closing in fast, coming in at around 60% of people being overweight. But this is not a race that we want to win!
In the UK alone, almost a quarter of all adults are now categorized as OBESE (at least thirty to forty pounds overweight.) This figure is growing all the time. In 2009 it's 25% of the population, but by 2050 some predictions say this will reach 90%.
But it doesn't have to be that way. There isn't a single one of us that would wish this situation on ourselves or the rest of the world.
A representative from the National Obesity Forum, Dr David Haslam, says fat is already an epidemic around the globe. Obesity, he says, can lead to the following common health risks:
- Heart Disease & Failure
- Cancer
- Type Two Diabetes
- Mental Health Problems
- High Blood Pressure
- Liver Disease
- High Cholesterol
- Osteoarthritis
- Sleep Apnoea
So we need to lose weight - and not just so we can look prettier and win a Cute Rear of the Year Award - our health is at stake here.
You don't need to be skinny, you just need to maintain a HEALTHY weight FOR YOU.
And that's different for everyone - but most of us have a good idea of what is a comfortable and MAINTAINABLE level.
And if we've got kids, we need to think of their health too; learning new habits that they can follow. We've got a responsibility as parents to lead by example, educating our children correctly and helping them form the right habits as early on as possible.

If we keep doing what we've always done, not only will we suffer the consequences, but the chances are our kids will too. What parent wants to leave that kind of legacy or gift.
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