How Can Obesity Be Stopped And Is Weight Loss The Only Goal?
It is no secret that the lifestyle choices that we
, our entire family and kids have been making on a daily basis have turned us into an overweight and obese society according to all health organizations. In fact we are witnessing alarming historical obesity and overweight record highs approaching 75% of the US population. This has never been seen before in our history and its causing an all time proportional rise of chronic deadly but preventable diseases.
Chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, pre diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Metabolic Syndrome and heart disease that affect just about every single family in our nation are mostly preventable and fueled by the Western Lifestyle and Western Diet consisting of high fat, sugar and salt intake coupled with physical inactivity, excessive alcohol intake and smoking. As a matter of fact, for the first time ever the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) predicted that the current generation will not outlive their parents due to the alarming rise of childhood obesity! Thats pretty scary.
This Western Lifestyle phenomenon has been exported abroad causing a similar spread of obesity and chronic disease incidences in all continents across the globe. Well, its about time for us as a society to do something about it and set new achievable goals to avoid this doomsday outcome.
However, fad diet, quick fix diet programs, weight loss products and diet supplements have flooded the market and mislead millions by their false claims. They got people headed in a race to learn
ways to lose weight fast and to use these ways in daily life to be focused on one and only one goal: weight loss! As a result we are fatter than ever before and its literally killing us.
Enough is enough we must act decisively and refocus our goals. We need evidence based approaches approved by the major health organizations such as the American Heart As sociation, the American Diabetes As sociation, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and many others.
Weight loss should not be the end goal but a natural outcome to good lifestyle choices we learn to make. We must change the focus from weight loss and having a thin figure as our only goal to learning how to set new, lasting and achievable goals such as: Behavior change, make balanced food choices, increase physical activity daily, avoid and control chronic diseases and enjoy the best quality of life. Those are worthy goals everyone should aim for: One change and one action at a time into the right direction.
According to all health organizations more than 70 to 80% of all chronic diseases can be avoided if we make a change from nutrient deficient junk food and beverages to nutrient dense balanced food, snack and beverage choices and increase physical activity.
Consuming huge amounts of empty calories from nutrient deficient junk food coupled with absolute physical inactivity and sitting most hours of the day goes against our human nature. Its bringing us deadly diseases of such magnitude that, as stated above by the alarming CDC statement, will annihilate an entire young generation way prematurely and before their parents. But the good news is that theres a way out and its much simpler than you think.
During my pharmacy career I witnessed firsthand the unfavorable choices people made every day and the diseases they have. I helped thousands regain control and I am committed to helping you do the same.
There are very vital losing weight tips such as switch all beverages to water, snack on fruits and vegetables most of the time instead of potato chips.Reclaim your human right to walk and become more physically active 4 to 5 minutes of every waking hour. My next articles will reveal the details of how to regain control of your life, health and lifestyle choices.
But you say, Its easier said than done. And you might ask:
What are the components of a balanced meal for me, as somebody who has diabetes and other problems like high cholesterol and blood pressure?
Will I be deprived of desserts for the rest of my life?
Does balanced food choices means that no food is off limit as long as we consume it in balanced amounts, frequency and portions?
What snacks and beverages are getting us in trouble?
Is sugar to blame in part for our weight epidemic?
How do I consume more fiber every day?
Do I have to lose a lot of weight to get my diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol and my health under control?
And how do I lose weight and keep it off since Ive tried many diets but the weight keeps creeping on me?
How much activity do I have to do?
Do I have to go to the gym and work out for 2 hours every day before I can see noticeable results?
What activities are good for me and for how long do I do them?
How do I start and maintain these habits?
How do I incorporate all of this in my busy day?
How can I quit smoking for good? (The process of quitting smoking will not be discussed in this guide. My smoking cessation guide Lifestyle Makeover for Smokers will help you quit for good once you make your decision to quit. Check the end of this guide for my contact information and website for information on how to purchase this guide.)
I dont have time. How am I able to fit all of this in my busy day?
Thats what we will be discussing in Action Step 4. In the following section you will find some quick weight loss tips that you can start implementing right away and stick with permanently because they are very simple, flexible and non restrictive. Then after this section will be a detailed discussion on the various aspects of a Lifestyle Makeover.
Alarming Obesity Statistics! What Stands Between You and Change
(MUST READ)
This ill-fated trend is continuing, and the end of the catastrophic health crisis that is plaguing our country is not yet in sight. Clear statistical projections and trends are warning that the future decade and beyond could witness, several-fold, the worsening of our state of health; several-fold worsening of what we are already suffering from? Oh my!! Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicated that over a whopping 63 percent of our American population is obese and/or overweight; that is 180 million adults and children.
The United States is experiencing an explosion in obesity and people suffering from being overweight across the board: all ages, gender, racial and ethnic groups are part of this statistic. Since the last two decades, OBESITY HAS TRIPLED. The most alarming triple-fold increases are among children and adolescents from the ages of 6-19. A study released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published in The Journal of the American Medical As sociation on March 10, 2004 indicates that premature death due to poor diet (typically Western diet) and physical inactivity (sedentary lifestyle) rose by a staggering 33% in the last 8-10 years. These statistics translate into a sad mortality rate.
The Media Shoving Ridiculously Thin Models in Our Faces
As Symbols of Good Health
People have misconceptions about various health-related issues as they get bombarded with conflicting and inaccurate information from the media. A myriad of advertisements promote quick weight loss with fad diets or fad diet pills; these ads promote thinness by showing tip-top models with flawless bodies. The purpose of permanent weight loss and weight management is not to become thin, but rather to have a better quality of life, to feel true peace, to prevent disease and disease complications, and to have a better self-image. Lifelong good health can NEVER be a quick fix or a part time hobby that is achievable by popping pills or following a diet that restricts certain food categories or that starts on a Monday and ends on a Friday, three or more months later.
How to lose weight healthy does not have a quick answer but it is a process.
Lifelong good health is a full-time commitment, and is non-restrictive, flexible, and fun. By the same token, permanent weight loss and weight management is an everyday commitment where you make balanced food and activity choices and make a consistent effort to improve these choices and to never feel that you have failed. When you mess up, you did not fail; you just decided to controllably indulge, and you should, occasionally when you feel like it. You fail when you aim for perfection and you are too rigid and hard on yourself. Just make a better choice next time.
The damage that these quick-fix diets and fad diet pills have created is that they are restrictive and can be difficult to follow long-term, so people who use them, lose and regain the weight in a yoyo manner. The same applies to diet pills where the manufacturer promises weight loss even when users eat all the food they want to and dont have to exercise. This relieves the users responsibility of adopting favorable lifestyle choices. The same applies to people who request and get prescriptions for diet and fluid pills from their doctor. At the pharmacy checkout, they will purchase their diet pills but they are also buying a big bag of mozzarella cheese sticks, a large bag of marshmallows, soft candy, chocolate bars, regular sodas; and they snack on them all day! These processed packaged snacks consist of pure sugar, fat (artery-clogging fat) and salt. These are the very same ingredients that cause weight gain and trigger hunger, which make you want to eat more.
Pharmacist George Tohme and author of Lifestyle Makeover for All Couch Potatoes: www.LifestyleMakeoverforAllCouchPotatoes.com
by: George Tohme
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