10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT OBESITY
These facts will help you better understand the risks involved when obese, and how you can safely lose weight and improve health
1 obesity is NOT a disease of the rich: socio-economically deprived people tend to be overweight, but no income group is immune. you are more likely to be overweight if your friends and neighbours are. 2 it SHORTENS OUR lives: moderate obesity (BMI 30-35) cuts life expectancy by two to four years and severe obesity (BMI 4045) by a decade, according to a study in the lancet in 2009. this is most likely to affect children. 3 it could bankrupt a government: the u.k. national health service (NHS) spends billions every year on diseases such as strokes and diabetes that are linked to obesity. that is predicted to climb to £15 billion soon. india is the diabetic capital of the world! 4 fast food changes nations: A survey in the u.s. revealed that american food habits involve snacking and fast food. people also preferred snacks and fast, easy but calorically dense meals, instead of a proper sit-down breakfast, lunch or dinner. 5 The Food Industry Is Behaving Like The Tobacco Industry: Scientists Are Advising The Food Industry To Undertake Funding For Research And Are Focused On The Micro Picture. Snacks Consumed With Sugary Beverages, Prior To An Equally Calorie-dense Cheeseburger And Crisps, Are Extremely Likely To Lead To Or Contribute To Heart Disease. 6 Your Brain, Not Your Stomach, Tells You When To Stop Eating: When We Eat In Front Of The Television Or Computer Screen, Our Brain Does Not Register How Much We Have Eaten And We May Feel We Haven’t Had Enough. 7 Intervene Before The Age Of Five: A Study In Devon Showed That Children Had Already Gained 70–90 Per Cent Of Their Excess Weight Before Primary School. It Is Harder To Get Rid Of Weight Even As A Child. 8 Obesity Can Lead To Cancer:
It Has Been Researched And Proven That Morbid Obesity Increases The Risks Of Oesophageal, Cervical, Colon, Ovarian, Gall Bladder Cancers By Many Folds. 9 Eliminate Fructose From Your Diet: It’s Very Easy To Sabotage Yourself With Sugary
Foods. Especially Beverages Containing High-fructose Corn Syrup (hfcs). 10 Bariatric Surgery Is The Only Effective Way To Lose
Weight In Morbid Obesity: Over The Last Four Decades, Morbid Obesity Has Progressed And So Has Its Solutions. Among All Available Options For Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery Is The Only Effective Longer Solution For Weight Loss In Morbid Obesity.