Health and Exercise

Trying To Lose Weight Can Be Frightening! You must realise that ‘losing weight’ isn’t just our problem – a whole industry has been built on it. Several billion dollars of diet products are purchased every year.

In All Honesty, Is It Really That Bad? Maybe you’re not classed as obese, but you’re probably somewhat overweight if you’re reading this. Statistics taken recently suggest that weight issues are a problem for around seventy per cent of Americans. Put another way, that’s 210 millions!

What’s more, that figure is a staggering 60 percent for the rest of the world as well. It’s a sad indictment of the 21st century!

In Great Britain, it’s estimated that a quarter of the adult population is at least 30-40 pounds overweight. This figure is set to get much higher. It might be around twenty five per cent now, but it could be ninety per cent by the middle of the century.

We have to take corrective action now. We’ve got to stop the trend before it’s too late. Proper eating programs are required reading; ignore all the hype from diet pill manufacturers.

Obesity can increase the risk of a number of diseases and ailments, such as – Heart Failure and Disease, Cancers, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes (Type Two), Mental Health Issues, Sleep Apnoea, High Cholesterol, Osteo-arthritis and Disease of the Liver.

This illustrates that we don’t just need to lose weight so that we can look more attractive. Reducing your weight and getting into good physical shape is more important than being thin. Everyone’s different when it comes to weight, but we probably know the best level for ourselves.

Our sons and daughters weight is also important. It’s our responsibility as the adults in the house to help our children adopt sensible habits where diet is concerned. We’re not the only ones who’ll suffer if we continue doing what we’ve always done. We (and our kids) will get more of what we’ve already got. Which parents would wish that on their kids?