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It’s no secret that the people in the United States are getting bigger. It’s also no secret that hectic lifestyles and frequent trips to the drive-through are compounding these problems by limiting exercise and contributing to individual’s weight gain.
For those that have risen to the morbidly obese category, the litany of Medical problems is long and not so promising. On NBC’s hit show, ‘The Biggest Loser’, every contestant is given a complete physical. What the doctors on the Biggest Loser are finding are lessened life-spans for the contestants due to a number of probable Medical problems.
The following are Medical problems arising from obesity.
For those that are severely overweight, they are more susceptible to: Heart disease and stroke, High blood pressure, Diabetes and Type II Diabetes, Cancer, Gallbladder disease and gallstones, Osteoarthritis and Gout.
Those top four are eye-popping with the heart-disease and stroke at the top of the list.
Fortunately, many of these Medical problems are reversible with proper diet and exercise. On the Biggest Loser, contestants are given another physical after they have lost significant amounts of weight. What the doctors find then are reduced Medical problems and improvements in heart-disease and risk of diabetes. In some cases, the contestants are removed from medicines they have been taking for years as their weight drops and their health improves.
Eating better and exercise are two of the keys that improve the Medical conditions for many suffering from obesity. Portion size and not eating late at night seem to be the two no-no’s in the eating world. Even Oprah Winfrey says you have to go to bed hungry if you want to lose weight.
Although exercise might seem intimidating at first, the process to improving your Medical conditions begins when you take those first few steps toward a lifetime of health and wellness.
