Obesity is a major health concern for a large percentage of Americans. Many use food as a result of a much deeper symptom and is often used as a replacement for lonliness, acceptance, validation, or just plain boredom.
It is important to realize that even if you don't have any other risk factors, obesity greatly increases your risk for heart disease and stroke. You can greatly reduce these risks by losing as little as 10 or 20 pounds. It has been found that carrying extra weight around your mid section is the most dangerous.
Avoid the yo-yo dieting that is advertised in the mass media. Just as it took time to gain it, it will take time to lose it. Remember doctors say that you should only lose one to one and a half pounds per week.
Therefore, when it comes to obesity take time to determine the real issue that food is replacing. Until you determine the real root of the problem, food will always be a source of cover up. Regardless of how you feel about your body image, maintaining a healthy weight is about your internal health not your appearance.
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