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Simple Tips for Losing Weight and Keeping it Off
No point losing it only to find it again later.
It’s that time of year where the gyms are suddenly full, diet programs sell out and people everywhere are looking to lose weight.
New years resolutions are often the impetus you need to actually work towards losing that weight (again!).
However, most resolutioners quit before the end of January.
This is really too bad. Being overweight isn’t just about your ego. If you are overweight, you greatly increase your risk of chronic diseases, such as heart-disease, cancer, arthritis and diabetes.
Dr. Arya Sharma, a professor of Medicine and Chair for Cardiovascular Obesity Research at the University of Alberta states,
There is no health problem more important than obesity. Just about every chronic disease is linked to obesity. If you are dealing with an obesity-related chronic disease and you’re not treating obesity, you are really just doing palliative care. That, unfortunately, is true for most of our chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes, hip and joint problems; the list goes on. We’ve must get to the root of the problem.” {Connie Bryson, 2010, Research News — Alberta Innovates Health Solutions, Spring 2010, 14}
