Obesity is the health topic of choice these days because obesity in America is a growing epidemic. Two out of every three adults are either overweight or obese. In addition, one out of every three children is either overweight or obese. We are teaching our unhealthy habits to our children and they will actually be sicker than we already are.
Obesity in America is similar to the 800 pound Gorilla in the room. We all see it. We all know it’s a problem. But we are all too scared or too lazy to create or execute a solution that will get rid of it.
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Obesity-Related Diseases
The number of overweight and obese individuals is so alarming because carrying extra pounds increases the risks of developing many diseases including:
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Heart Disease
- Stroke
- Certain types of cancer
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Metabolic syndrome
- Sleep apnea
- Asthma
- Arthritis
- Gallbladder disease
- Liver disease
- Urinary incontinence
- Depression
Unhealthy and Expensive
Being overweight or obese does not just affect the person; it affects us all because of the financial burden it places on society. According to the CDC, during 2003 medical expenses attributed to people being overweight or obese were almost 75 billion dollars. That is a large sum of money, and is part of the reason why health care in America is so unaffordable.
Weight Loss Attempts
If Americans have such a large problem with their weight, why don’t they do something about it? They are trying. There is much money being spent on obesity in America. Market research firm, Marketdata, found that Americans spent 59 billion dollars on weight loss in 2008. All of that money spent and only 2 percent of the people who actually lose weight will be able to keep the weight off longer than 5 years.
Americans are trying to lose weight; they are just failing to do so. They are failing because in spite of seemingly having all the tools, they do not know how to lose weight.
The Weight Loss Formula
In order to lose weight you must create a calorie deficit. This means you must burn more calories than you eat. It is a very simple concept. So, Americans spend money on diet programs and exercise programs trying to lose weight. They buy the latest top selling diet book or weight loss pill. They join weight loss clubs, support groups or have meals delivered. They join gyms and health clubs or buy the newest weight loss equipment. They take all of these steps but cannot get and keep the weight off.
But Why?
Why can’t they get the weight off and keep it off? Is it because the fad diets, weight loss pills, weight loss clubs, gyms, and weight loss equipment do not work? Quite the contrary, most of those strategies can help you lose weight.
They can help you lose weight because most of them involve you either eating less or moving more, and those are the two activities you need in order to lose weight. All of the diet books and weight loss programs are reduced calorie plans designed to help you eat less. Gyms and weight loss equipment are designed to help you move more. They all should work.
Why don’t they work? They do not work because most of them do not adequately address the real reason most people are overweight. Most of the weight loss businesses attack what you put in your mouth and what you do with your muscles. It is not your mouth or your muscles that is preventing you from losing weight. It is your brain.
You can throw all the money you have at weight loss, but you will not lose weight permanently until you change and strengthen the organ between your ears.
Together we can curb obesity in America. So let’s do it! Lose weight permanently with the Don’t Go Broke Weight Loss Plan.
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