More Than A Cosmetic Problem - Part 3

Being overweight or obese greatly raises your risk for other health problems:

• Coronary Heart Disease
• High Blood Pressure
• Stroke
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Abnormal Blood Fats
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Cancer
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep Apnea
• Reproductive Problems 
• Gallstones

The Greatest Weight Loss Myth

The greatest weight loss myth is that losing weight is all about willpower, eating less, and exercising more. Weight loss and weight gain is often assumed to be about willpower and "calories in" versus "calories out." That is so over-simplified and untrue. 

The human body is a highly complex biological system, with many hormones and brain centers that regulate when, what, and how much we eat. It's well-known that genetics, hormones, and various external factors have a huge impact on body weight. Although it's still the individual's responsibility to do something about their weight, blaming obesity on some sort of moral failure is unhelpful and inaccurate. 

The problem is greater than simple "calories in" and "calories out." The type of foods you eat can influence how many calories you consume, but it's really the "calories out" part of the equation that is much more complex than made out to be. Genetic predisposition and hormones really greatly influence our own metabolic rate, which is the energy (or calories) that we burn when at rest.

So when addressing weight gain and obesity, our focus should really be on what foods and lifestyle activities can positively influence all these hormones.

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