Category: Obesity

Public health officials warn that the results of physical inactivity and poor diet are catching up to tobacco as a significant threat to health. Sourced from: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/healthy-living/obesity.html

The fact that obesity has reached epidemic levels in the U.S. is worrying. Information is power; the following are ways that obesity affects your health and fitness; Blount disease. Excess weight on growing bones can lead to this bone deformity of the lower legs.

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To prevent corns, reduce weight and wear well-fitted shoes. Sourced from: http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_section_details.asp?text_id=5995&channel_id=2003&relation_id=11580

Contrary In fact, it might even offer health benefits—“fat” and “health” aren’t necessarily correlated in the ways we’ve all been led to believe. Read on to learn why it’s time to take a new perspective on weight. Sourced from: http://greatist.com/health/why-it-okay-to-be-overweight

The misconception that being heavy means you’re unhealthy has been put to question by some studies conducted over the years. It is possible to be heavy and larger but still be fit as some plus size models, yoga instructors, and dancers have taken it upon themselves to show the world.

Another study, published in the European Heart Journal, showed that when obese people are metabolically healthy — which means their blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and other indicators fall within a healthy range — they are at no greater risk of dying from heart disease or cancer than those who are of average weight. Sourced from: http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/health/conditions/obesity/fat-but-fit/  

Further, energy levels can be disrupted or lowered because of too little body fat. Sourced from: http://sheerbalance.com/7-reasons-you-want-body-fat/ It Boosts Your Sex Drive “When your body fat percentage is too low, your sex drive has a tendency to plummet,” explains Jessi Kneeland, a trainer at Peak Performance Gym in New York City

For women, the American College of Sports Medicine says anything from 20 percent to 32 percent is considered satisfactory for good health though depending on how fit you are; you can dip down as low as 12 percent. Sourced from: http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/4-unexpected-benefits-body-fat