Reasons To Lose Weight Now
Obesity is the second leading cause of death after smoking. It is associated with an increased mortality rate
of all ages including children. Losing weight though commercialized is still to your benefit if you carry
more weight than you should.
Obesity and overweight are term often used interchangeably. However, technically they refer to two
different states.
Being overweight technically means excess body mass. This includes all the body tissues. Obesity on the
other hand refers explicitly to excess body fat e.g. a professional heavy weight body builder is overweight
because of excess muscles but is not obese.
Obesity is what should concern you. Losing weight is no longer an issue you can afford to procrastinate, and
probably a good health scare is in order.
Reason #1 to lose weight
Diabetes:- It is well known that 80 -90% of type-two-diabetes patients are overweight. Diabetes is the third
leading cause of death in the U.S., as well as the leading cause of adult blindness in the world. One of the
direct causes of obesity is eating 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
after been eaten. This results to the body reserving the unnecessarily high glucose/energy into fat. This
makes losing weight very difficult.
Releasing a hormone called insulin does this. Type-Two-diabetes occurs because the body cannot produce
enough insulin to remove the excess blood glucose and store it as body fat. This will occur after straining
insulin production for some time. And that is how you end up being fat and diabetic.
Reason #2 to lose weight
Stroke: - Obesity is associated with arteriosclerosis, the build up of fatty deposits in the arteries through out
your body. This makes them narrow slowing blood flow and among other things increases risk of the blood
clotting. Arteries at risk include those supplying blood to the brain. If clotting occurs due to narrowed artery,
it blocks blood supply to an area of the brain resulting to stroke. Losing weight reduces this risk.
Reason #3 to lose weight
Cancer: - The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates between 25% - 33% of cancer world wide are
overweight and physical inactivity related. Body fat evidently promotes higher levels of insulin production
and excess estoregens, a hormone. Both insulin and estorogens accelerate cell division.
(Probably to create adipose tissue; new fat cells to store fat, in addition to the regular cell division)
As research has indicated, the faster cells duplicate the more they increase chances of a cancerous cell
developing. The situation is further complicated as the rapid cell division caused by the excess hormones
lead also to rapid cell reproduction of the one cancerous cell, hence cancer starts to develop actively. In
addition fat cells tend to keep carcinogenic i.e. cancer-causing agents, trapped in the body which increases
chances of developing cancer. Types of cancers you will be at high risk to get include:- Breast cancer-
affecting the breast possibly in both men and women. Colorectal cancer- affecting colon and rectum.
Prostrate cancer- affecting the prostrate gland in men. Endometrial cancer- affecting the uterus. Esophageal
cancer- affecting the esophagus. Renal cell cancer, the cancer of the kidney, etc.
Reason #4 to lose weight
Respiratory problems: - Obesity causes lungs to "become smaller" in size and chest wall become heavier to
lift in the process of breathing in. The most common respiratory problem is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a
condition where by an individual stops breathing for some time while asleep. A soft tissue in the throat
collapses around the air way probably due to weight, blocking it. For the severely obese sleep apnea may get
more complicated with hypoventilation. Hypoventilation is accumulation of toxic levels of carbon dioxide
(the gas we breathe out) in the blood, due to inadequate breathing. Losing weight would be the only
permanent safe and healthy solution to sleep apnea.
Reason #5 to lose weight
Urinary Incontinence: - This is involuntary release of urine. Being overweight can contribute to urinary
incontinence. A heavy abdomen due to body fat deposit may cause valve of urinary bladder to be weakened.
The weight also exerts pressure on the urinary bladder, trying to push urine out. This results to leakage of
urine when coughing, sneezing or laughing. This is because of a slight relaxation of the bladder valve that
normally will not result to leakage. It can even result to bed wetting at night. This particular problem can be
a very effective motivator to lose weight.
Reason #6 to lose weight
Varicose veins: - Also known as Venous Stratis Disease. The leg and thigh muscles assist the heart in blood
circulation just like most large muscles in the body. They are involved in pumping blood against gravity
back to the heart with the help of valves that close to avoid a backward flow. Pressure as a result of a large
abdomen may increase the work load on the valves eventually causing damage. Damaged valves then allow
for blood to back up, due to gravity, causing high pressure in these veins leading to swelling, thickening of
skin and skin ulcers.
Reason #7 to lose weight
High Blood Pressure: - The BMI (Body Mass Index) and age together are the strongest indicator of risk of
hypertension or high blood pressure. At least a third of hypertension is related to obesity.
Reason #8 to lose weight
Other Diseases: - Other diseases which MAY occur as a result of being overweight include; Gout, Coronary
heart disease, Lower back pains, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gall stones, Pregnancy disorders such
as, Neural tube defect, Prenatal mortality, Maternal hypertension, Gestational diabetes, Impaired immune
response, Liver disease, Pancreatitis, Bad body smell and Depression
Research shows that even modest weight loss of even 10 pound for the overweight significantly reduces the
risk of developing these diseases. Weight loss is in fact a challenge taken by many every year.
Unfortunately many fail in this healthy endeavor. And all because of one thing; they lack proper information
on effective weight loss. Effective weight loss is permanent, and a permanent weight loss depends
fundamentally on four factors. These four are what we at Health-eMark call the 'Top 4 Reasons for Weight
Loss Failure'.
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