Health Risks Associated with Obesity:

Obesity is just not a cosmetic consideration; it is a dire health dilemma directly harmful to one's health. In the United States, roughly 300,000 deaths per year are directly related to obesity, and more than 80% of these deaths are in patients with a BMI over 30. For patients with a BMI over 40, life expectancy is reduced significantly (as much as 20 years for men and 5 years for women).

Obesity also increases the risk of developing a number of chronic diseases such as the following. This is why it is so important for us to start now with our children and invoke not only a healthy lifestyle of eating but combine that with daily exercise regimen.

Insulin Resistance	Type 2 Diabetes	High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol	Stroke	Heart Attack
Gout	Congestive Heart Failure	Cancer
Gallstones	Degenerative Arthritis	Sleep Apnea