by Carol Belanger

Created on: May 11, 2008

Weight Loss Reality

Over the last decade or so, there has been a growing trend in weight loss centers and seeking advice of dieticians. However, only you hold the success to effective weight management. Once we accept that weight control is self-control, and is management in its purest form, we can be in control. Control is the key to the problem of obesity. Eat regular, well-balanced meals with enough variety to assure good nutrition, and exercise regularly.

Obesity and/or excess weight results when there is an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. In other words, you consume more calories than you expend in normal daily activities. Obesity is an excess of body fat, frequently resulting in a significant impairment of health. Excess fat accumulation is associated with an increase in the size of the fat cells; and in individuals suffering from extreme obesity, the fat cell numbers also increase. In the last few decades there has been an increase in the prevalence of obesity. Obesity has become an important risk factor in the development of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

Additionally, during the last few decades there has been an increase in the prevalence of obesity. Obesity has become an important risk factor in the development of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The development of obesity is a complex interaction between genetic, psychological, socio-economic and cultural factors. Each Individual has unique genetic and environmental factors which affect food absorption therefore; there are individual differences in susceptibility to obesity. Consequently, a number of subtypes of obese conditions exist. Obesity, like alcoholism, cannot be cured, it can only be controlled. Therefore, how you manage your health and weight depends completely on you.

There are some people who are 'naturally' thin - no matter what they eat, and how little they exercise. Their bodies' thermostats are set to burn calories at a very high rate; and their metabolic rate is likewise high. These people operate on a balanced energy budget that seems to require no management on their parts. Unfortunately, some of us are not so lucky. There are inherent differences among people, and several other external factors that contribute to people having different metabolisms: Some of these factors are:

Low Activity Levels
Activity diminishes appetite and increases metabolism. When increasing your activity through exercise or just going for a brisk

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