How People Gain Weight
I do see a trend here of people who say gaining some weight is healthy. I completely agree, it is normal for
those who are under stress to gain or lose weight. I am not writing this article for that reason but to point out
that the Large reason why most people are overweight due to weight gain is not through a natural response
to outside influences but because of an internal choice. People and health professionals all have their reasons
for people to gain weight. How many are similar? Who should be cited as being right or wrong. And who is
responsible for people who gain to much weight?
Predictably, people cited overeating and drinking are the main reasons. The reasons behind this, although,
were complex and interesting:
* boredom many social gatherings revolve around going out to eat
* depression people eat to find excitement
* comfort find security in overeating
* constant availability of food (including convenience foods)
* bad eating habits often un educated about nutrition
* eating at the wrong time having lots of food before dinner
* always finishing all the food on the plate being full and having food on the plate is not okay
* rewarding behavior with sweet treats, and nurturing through food
* snack eating eating inappropriate foods
* eating the wrong foods to many processed foods
* 'healthy' food is more expensive due to poor education and nutrition training
Lack of exercise was also cited, with the reasons behind it including:
* Laziness / too tired after work - motivation
* sedentary leisure activities (e.g. watching television, computer games)
* unable to exercise because of injury, or just too big
* prohibitive cost of health clubs/exercise classes - education
* being housebound - education
Health professionals gave broadly similar reasons for the prevalence of overweight as the general public, but
also cited other reasons:
*Poverty
* poor nutrition education
* poor literacy
* poor labeling of products by both manufacturers and supermarkets
* lack of availability of fruit and vegetables in some (particularly urban) areas
* lack of traditional cooking skills
Look at these similarities of both health professionals and general public. Although the people have a lot
more reasons as to why they gain weight, professionals have a lot smaller reason list that is more to the
point. I found that it is nutritional education, income, biology, and my favorite personal choice.
Nutritional education is everywhere from the bookstore to the internet. Some great places I know of on the
internet is WebMd.com traditional medicine and great health tips, wholehealthmd.com good info on herbs
and mineral supplements, nutritionhealthinfo.com excellent source for alternative medicine. These are just a
few.
Income can be another deciding factor. This one has more validity than most of the other reasons I have
heard however it does give them a challenge. A report by Boston Medical called, The Real Co$t of a
Healthy Diet Aug,2005. Shows that fresh foods and healthy store bought food is available, people just need
to make better choices.
Biology this can be tricky and sometimes devilish when it comes to people and there choices. Undoubtedly
people can blame there bodies that is making them fat. Sometimes it is true and test of your body chemistry
can produce the answer. Some places I suggest checking out is the White Head Institute of Biomedical
Research, pubmed.gov, and Harvard school of public health.
Choice is our gift as human beings and is what we have embodied in our America. I cant stand someone
who points at others and says, You made me do this______. What ever this is whether it is get fat, hit,
murder, or choose to super size it is all about personal choice. People gain weight due to their own choice
and decision. Next time someone points the finger think about this you will always have 3 pointing right
back at you!
Sean Burton is a former nicotine user. With the power of choice he has found an excellent fitness routine
and many more resources to help those who want to live a better, healthier lifestyle.
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