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Weight Loss & Obesity Affects Life Expectancy
We hear it all the time?lose weight for your health. Few people however, realize the extent to which this is critical to their physical well-being and ultimately their life expectancy. In January 2003, the Journal of the American Medical Association featured a study finding that obesity appears to lessen life expectancy, especially among young adults. The study showed an obese 20-year-old white male, (5'10")178cm and weighing (288 pounds) 130kg was estimated to lose 13 years of his life as a result of obesity. It is now well research that a Western diet that leads to obesity may actually act to stimulate the growth of cancer cells. It is never too late to improve your health through healthful eating and adopting a more health-giving lifestyle. Here are simple steps to follow which can make an immediate improvement to your health and vitality. 1. Check to see if you are overweight or obese. 2. Match your diet to your body's requirements. 3. Colour your diet with a large variety of colorful, cancer-fighting fruit and vegetables. 4. Eat lean protein with every meal. 5. Rev up your metabolism with activity. 6. Get support to ensure you develop a healthful eating plan and reach your goal weight. Being overweight or obese has been identified next to smoking, as the most preventable major risk to developing cancer. Even small weight losses have been shown to have beneficial health effects. So it's never to late to start and you can never be too young or too old to be concerned about your health and do something about achieving a more healthy weight. (c) Copyright by Kim Beardsmore Kim Beardsmore is a weight loss consultant whose business operates across 60 countries. This world renowned, medically approved program will give you results you'll love and all the support you need! Estimate your body fat percentage and register for a free phone consultation at http://leanmachine.org/?refid=cncrshrt-33181
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