Obesity: Why are We Obese?

But, what is obesity? This is the excessive accumulation of body fat in any one individual, which can lead to dangerous health consequences.

Over 65 Million Americans are obese, and it is estimated that 67% of the UK adult population are either overweight or grossly obese. It is a growing public health concern.

Welcome to my website, my name is Dave Colin and I am obese. Saying that is like going to a meeting and confessing my addiction. Well, I guess that's true, because overweight people have an addiction. It is eating more exercising less.

Then I hurt my right knee and my basketball career was over. This was before they had the great surgical techniques of today.

I started putting on a little weight as time when, on and have been overweight since then.

Maybe you've been adding pounds and it doesn't bother you, but before you know it your weight can get totally out of hand and begin to affect your health. In stronger words, your life expectancy diminishes.

Well, guess what - the world changed and we forgot to keep up.

Is this you?

If you answered "yes" to the first question and any three or more of the above, you are probably obese.

Being overweight or obese should not just be measured based on what others say, or what you think. Every one have a right range of weight bracket that he or she should be in. This is what we refer to here as your ideal weight bracket. It is also dependent on how tall you are.

In medicine, doctors call this your BMI or Body Mass Index. It is defined as the body weight in kilograms (Kg) divided by the square of your height in meters (m).

You can calculate your BMI by taking a measurement of your weight in Kg and your height as well, in meters (M). Multiply your height by your height again to get your height squared (for example 1.8m X 1.8m = 3.24m) and then divide your weight (for example 80Kg) by the result (i.e. 80Kg ÷ 3.24 = 24.69). I hope this is not too confusing...loads of high school maths there!

Normal weight should be within normal BMI range should be 20- 25Kg/m2.

Overweight is said to occur when your BMI is within 25 – 29.9Kg/m2,

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Obesity exists when BMI is greater than 30kg/m2.

A BMI of 40 or more is described as morbid obesity! It means you will develop illnesses and medical complications and may even die soon if you don't do something about this.

Sorry to be so blunt, but if you find yourself in the obese bracket, you haven't listened in the past. If you are willing to admit this simple reality, there is hope for a full recovery. Will you? Let's do it.

This website is designed to provide you with the information you need to determine the causes of your problem, as well as many realistic ways to eliminate and control this disease.

If you think the information you find here is helpful, I'd like very much to hear from you. Just click "Contact Dave"s and tell me where you are on your road to recovery, be it good or bad.

We are walking together on the road to a healthier lifestyle.

I started this journey weighing 388 pounds. I was disabled by my obesity and the problems it causes. Every month I will report to you on how I'm doing on my mission to lose 100 lbs in a healthy, realistic manner.

I wish you success, whatever amount of weight you want to lose by eating healthy. We are on the way to a better you and me.

To succeed in this task, it is very important though, to find out and understand the causes of obesity .

We shall investigate this in the next section. Please book mark this site and visit often to follow our updates .