appearance really should be the icing on the cake to the person you
are within.
You have the power to do something about it. You can either continue
to live with it or make the changes you believe you need to make.
The fact that you are searching for a solution means that you are
ready to take action. Take pride in the fact that you have the courage
to make changes in your life when it is always easier to allow things to
stay the same.
Just remember this book aims to re-educate you so that you can
unlearn all of the bad habits you may have picked up over the years.
It won’t happen overnight, but it WILL happen. You are about to
experience life-changing truths so just persevere and absorb as much
as you can.
It is common knowledge that excess weight puts stress on our joints,
backs, and bodies but we don't think about the damage we are doing
to our internal organs.
In a study undertaken in Sweden, a group of men were followed over
four decades. An excerpt from the study is below:
“Having accounted for age, socio-economic status, muscle strength and smoking, the
researchers found that men who were overweight (body mass index, or BMI, from 25.0
to 29.9) during adolescence at the point they joined the Swedish military in 1969 and
1970 had a 33% higher rate of mortality during the study period, as compared with
their counterparts in the normal weight range (BMI from 18.5 to 24.9). Obese men
(BMI of 30 or more) had even higher risk - a whopping 114% elevated likelihood of
death during the period. Similar relative estimates were obtained when smokers and
non-smokers were analyzed separately. Figures also did not differ by much when
smoking was not adjusted for.”
To read more about this study click on the link below.
In an article the following disturbing relationship between being
overweight and cancer is discussed.
