On top of living a shorter life, people suffering from overweight and obesity are putting themselves (and indirectly their families) at risk. Obese people have up to 10 time more risks to develop the following diseases:
Not only are these obesity-linked diseases dangerous for you, but they can leave your loved ones with extortionate medical bills and extra care costs. Medication, doctors fees, consultations, examinations and lab work are only getting more expensive. Healthcare costs are on the rise. Yet, healthy people needn’t worry about this.
In fact, the average obese person spends on average $2,741 extra per year in medical bills compared to a healthy person according to the Harvard School of Public Health. That’s money you could have spent on a vacation, your kid’s education or buying the house of your dreams.
But statistics and dollar numbers alone can not explain how bad being overweight is. There’s no way to put a number on the way people look at you or judge you based on your appearance. Overweight people are on average less successful, earn less money and are less likely to be in a happy relationship.
As a result, depression rates are up to 3 times higher for overweight and obese people. The reasons being a mix of low self esteem, difficulty attracting the opposite sex, social isolation and the list goes on.
One thing to add as well is that if you let yourself be overweight for too long, you are retraining your brain to think… Read more…
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