Causes and Dangers of Being Overweight

Those persons suffering from being chronically overweight - obesity is the medical term - should know the causes of their condition and the health dangers involved. Once the causes of obesity and the subsequent health risks of obesity are understood then it becomes easier for overweight people to understand the need for a major life style change. Firstly change to a healthier diet The medical profession and nutritionists are of the unanimous opinion that obesity is caused my two major factors - diet and a sedentary lifestyle, with diet being recognized as the primary cause. A diet consisting solely of processed foods, high in protein, sugar, salt, with plenty of fat, and without any fresh fruit and vegetables, is a diet with one

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