Diseases Caused by Obesity

What Is The Definition Of Obesity?

The clinical definition of obesity is a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher. A BMI of 40 or higher is the definition of morbid obesity. There are lots of free BMI calculators available online if you wish to check your own BMI. The BMI calculator provided by WebMD is quite easy to use.

BMI Calculations Don't Work For Very Muscular People

It should be noted that BMI calculations are confused by people with a large amount of muscle. For example, the boxer Mike Tyson would be have been considered "obese" by BMI calculations even when he was at his most fit. Obviously this is not something that effects the great majority of people.

How Many People Are Obese?

The latest statistics suggest that 32% of adult Americans are now obese. That's very nearly 1 in 3. Although the United States is the "poster child" for obesity, obesity rates are actually raising all over the world.

Obesity Increases The Risk Of These Diseases

1. Diabetes.

2. Cancer.

3. Heart Disease.

4. Liver Disease.

5. Sleep Apnea.

6. Osteoarthritis.

These are only some of the many health problems (diseases) caused by obesity.

Increased Risk Of Death

A BMI of 32 or above is associated with a doubled risk of death.

Reversing & Preventing Obesity

How to reverse and/or prevent obesity? The simple answer is diet & exercise. Many people simply eat too much of the wrong foods and live a sedentary lifestyle which leads to weight gain and eventually obesity. Of course that simple answer doesn't mean that it's simple for people to lose weight.

The Day Off Diet

Most diets fail because they are too difficult for people to stick with and/or they make the body go into starvation mode. The Day Off Diet solves both of those problems with it's weekly "day off" which allows the dieter to eat anything they want once a week. This lets the dieter satisfy their cravings while also boosting the metabolism. Unlike other less successful diets, The Day Off Diet doesn't require any calorie counting or carb counting.

The Importance Of Strength Training

Increasing muscle is a very under utilized way of fighting obesity. Each pound of muscle burns 50 calories per day even at rest, compared to a pound of fat which burns only 2 calories per day! By adding even 10 pounds of muscle to your body you will be able to burn much more fat. This will make you look far better and will also greatly increase your metabolism for long term weight loss. It will help you to keep the weight off.

The Day Off Diet includes a great strength training program free of charge with the purchase of the online diet plan.