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According to the Centers for Disease Control an estimated 65 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese and 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2-19 years are overweight. Obesity is no longer a silent epidemic. Each year over 300,000 people in the U.S die of obesity related issues. At the rate we are going 30% of all children today will eventually develop diabetes. People with diabetes are more than twice as likely to die prematurely as those without the disease. Unfortunately, diabetes is not the only disease attributed to obesity. According to the New England Journal of Medicine 40% of cancers are related to poor diet and lack of exercise. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of hypertension, dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides), type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, and some cancers such as endometrial, breast, and colon.
These are frightening statistics, but unfortunately they are true. Most weight loss programs focus on cutting calories or deprivation. When the body feels deprived cravings will occur. In order to lose weight and keep it off its not about will power, its more a matter of making a few lifestyle changes. Getting the proper nutrients, regulating blood sugar levels, balancing hormone levels and reducing stress and toxins is the key to losing weight and keeping it off.
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