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The effect of exercise has shown that physical activity is crucial to the processing of the foods we eat. You can lower your risks of health problems by regular exercise.

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The more overweight a person is, the more likely he or she is to develop health problems.

There are some extremely important reasons why you NEED to shed the extra pounds. Being overweight puts you in a very dangerous category. Being overweight or obese increases your risk for coronary and heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney trouble, circulatory disorders, hernia, arthritis, diabetes, gallstones, post surgical and obstetrical complications.

Overweight and Obesity – How it hurts your body

The Heart
As your body weight increases and grows in size, it forces your heart to work overtime. It can lead to a buildup of fatty deposits in your arteries and form a blood clot. Abnormal levels of these blood fats are a risk of heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer in America. Need I say more?

The lungs
Evidently, it takes a lot more oxygen to keep a fat body going. Obesity can impede the muscles that inflate and ventilate the lungs. You begin having trouble breathing and over time you are not able to take in the oxygen needed by all body cells.

Arthritis
Increased weight means increased work for the back, knees and feet. Excess weight is really tough for the bones, the joints and the frame. Overweight and obese individuals are at a high risk of developing arthritis or foot and ankle pain.

Abnormal Blood fat
When you are overweight, you have a greater chance of having abnormal levels of blood fats. This is a fat like substance often called “bad” cholesterol. Abnormal levels of these are a risk for heart disease.

Gallbladder disease
The most common reason for gallbladder disease is gallstones. Gallstones are formed when the bile contains too much cholesterol and they can cause abdominal or back pain.

Diabetes
If you are overweight you will significantly increase your risk of developing this type of diabetes. Almost all those affected by this condition are overweight.

This is a disease in which blood sugar levels are too high. Insulin is the key hormone that controls the flow of glucose (sugar) in and out of the cells of the body. The effect of insulin is impaired and it doesn't have its normal effect on the cells of the body.

Insulin resistance has a number of knock-on effects: causes high blood glucose, it disturbs the fat levels in the blood, making arteries of the heart more likely to clog, it raises blood pressure and increases the likelihood of gout developing (a painful condition of the joints).

If you are overweight, losing an average of 2 pounds a week is a safe way and will reduce the problems linked to overweight.

To lower your risk of health problems, you need to spend more time in physical activities. Spend less time watching television and exercise at least 30 minutes a day.

Eat healthy and watch the portion. Check out the Food Pyramid for the recommended daily intake of different food groups.

We need to be aware of how serious health problems can be when it comes to poor eating habits and physical inactivity. Changing our habits around food and exercising on a daily basis is the key to weight loss.

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