♥ 3 REASONS TO LOSE WEIGHT NOW ♥
You probably know already that obesity is the second leading cause of death only following smoking. It is associated with increased mortality rates of all ages--that includes children!
You may be confused by the terms “obesity” and “overweight”. They are often used interchangeably. However, being overweight technically means an excess of body mass including all the body tissues not just fat tissue. Obesity on the other hand refers explicitly to excess body fat. Therefore, a professional heavy weight body builder is overweight because of excess muscles but is not obese.
Obesity is what should concern you. There are many very good reasons to get rid of excess fat in your body. Here are the top three.
REASON # 1 - DIABETES
Diabetes is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., as well as the leading cause of adult blindness in the world. 80 -90% of type-two-diabetes patients are obese, in fact, their diabetes and their excess weight are directly linked. One of the most common causes of obesity is eating the wrong foods. Some of these wrong foods include high glycemic foods. High glycemic foods are energy dense foods that quickly increase the level of blood glucose in your body. Type-two diabetes occurs because the body cannot produce enough insulin to remove the excess blood glucose and stores it as body fat.
Reason #2 - STROKE
Obesity is associated with arteriosclerosis, the build up of fatty deposits in the arteries throughout your body. This makes the vessels narrow, slowing blood flow and increasing the risk of blood clotting. Essential arteries that may be at risk include those supplying blood to the brain. If clotting occurs here due to a narrowed artery, it blocks blood supply to the brain resulting in stroke. Losing weight will dramatically reduces the risk of stroke.
Reason #3 - CANCER
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 25% - 33% of the cancer world wide is related to being overweight and physically inactive. Body fat promotes higher levels of insulin production and excess estrogen, a hormone. Both insulin and estrogen accelerate cell division. This is probably for the purpose of creating adipose tissue, new fat cells to store fat, in addition to the regular cell division.
Research has indicated, the faster cells duplicate the more they increase chances of cancer cells developing. In addition fat cells tend to retain carcinogens, cancer-causing agents, trapped in the body which increases our chances of developing cancer. Being overweight puts you at risk of cancers of the breast, colon, rectum, prostate uterus, esophagus, and kidney.
Hopefully this has scared you enough to make you serious about losing weight. If the first sentence in this article describes you--you are a lover of chocolate--then you must click on this link and read about the amazing and simple recipe for making chocolate that will actually make you lose weight. Instead of trying to eliminate the food you crave, turn it into the very thing that gets you on the road to your weight loss goal!
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