| Many people in the Western World where food is | | | | up arteries and veins, which can lead to heart attacks, |
| plentiful have, how can I phrase this, ballooned a little in | | | | strokes, and thrombosis. That in itself doesn't sound |
| the weight department. But is that such a bad thing? | | | | too healthy, but more is to come. |
| What is all the fuss about? Does it matter; surely it is | | | | A real consequence of being much too overweight is |
| up to the individual how big they are, up to them to | | | | diabetes, where the pancreas is unable to produce |
| choose what they eat and what they do, it's a free | | | | enough insulin, and believe me you need insulin. This |
| society isn't it? | | | | may or may not be controlled with food regulation and |
| So what is all the fuss about; why are governments | | | | tablets, but if it leads to insulin dependence, welcome to |
| now keen to get larger people to lose weight whether | | | | the world of insulin injections every single day. |
| they want to or not? Well it's all to do with the potential | | | | Well, fat or obese people may take a risk and accept |
| that they have for increasing the burden on the ever | | | | these possible conditions, but there's more. Fat |
| creaking health service. Whether we like it or not being | | | | produces its own hormones called adipokines and |
| fat is not good for our health. A little like smoking really; | | | | these have been strongly linked to other diseases |
| governments want to stop people smoking because it | | | | such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. So if |
| affects their health, and if it affects their health they will | | | | they want to elevate themselves into the high risk |
| probably need looking after at some stage, by | | | | category for these diseases these people can do |
| someone, by the state and that costs money. | | | | nothing and stay as they are. And we haven't even |
| The problem with being overweight is that it places a | | | | mentioned osteoarthritis of the hip, low back, knees |
| huge stress on the lungs, heart and circulation of an | | | | and ankles due to excess strain placed on them. |
| individual. This can be seen when large people come to | | | | So if you are overweight, you really owe it to yourself, |
| move. They get out of breath easily, struggle to climb | | | | your family and loved ones to lose at least some of it |
| stairs and simple tasks can lead to them needing to | | | | and it doesn't take a lot of effort. Health is the most |
| rest frequently. This then proceeds to problems like | | | | precious commodity you have, look after it. |
| heart failure, heart enlargement and damage, clogged | | | | |