obesity

Obesity and Morbid obesity have desvistating effect to he or she who struggles with wieght issues. Significantly over-weight individuals are negatively affected socially, emotionally, physiologically. Diseases and disorders that commonly found in overweight people include Type II Diabeted, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, athritis, changes in the female cycles. Many well meaning doctrs will tell you that you just have to eat less and excersize more . Easier said than done.

Many people who are dealing with obesity feel like they have done everything under the sun; including fad diets, liquid meal substitution, Weight Watchers, Jennu Craig...the list could go on.

While the above listed programs do not help the majority of the patients, they continue to run very motivating advertisement, often with the disclaimer in small letters, "Results not typical."

Many of us who are significanly overweight may have tried dozens of the type as mentioned above. Some had some success with a particular diet only to watch in horror as the weight came back on in strength, and often the rebound weight gain is more than the initial starting weight. That "roller-coaster" can wreak havoc with one's self esteem, self image, and one's body. Don't give up. There is help.

You are not alone in your struggle! If you have questions or need to talk to someone, I can help; and I understand from a personal standpoint. To set up an e-counseling time, click on the link below. The link will take you to my professional profile. You will have ot become a menber of here2listen; the registration is free, and confidential. Once you are registered and get to my profile, there is a button to the far right from my name, shaped like a clock. Click on it to schedule an appointment.

Dr. C. Everett Coop (former Surgeon General of the united States) Reported in a press conference "More than 1/3 rd of all americans are obese -- defined as more than 20% over their ideal weight -- and as many as 300,000 people die every year of illnesses linked to obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. " He continued, "Obesity is a public health crisis..." Click above to read the article in its entirety.

The National Instute of Health issues its Consensus Development Conference Statement (following the Conference held on February 11-13, 1995. In it is defines obesity; the evidence of that obesity has adverse effects on health; the evidence that obesity effects longevity; the appropriate uses and limitation of existing height/weight tables; the medical conditions warranting weight loss surgery; as well as the direction future research. To read the Consensus Statement in its entirety, click above.