1) Obesity has reached
mammoth proportions in the United States
2) Obesity
is a growing epidemic in America that affects almost two-thirds
of the population.
3) Medical
expert recognize obesity as a serious medical condition and
one of the leading causes of American mortalities
4) Obesity
is considered a serious medical problem associated with chronic
to terminal illnesses – including diabetes, heart disease,
and high blood pressure.
5) A
shorter life span is attributed to being overweight or obese.
6) Being
overweight or obese not only affects one’s state of mind but
their financial life as well. Clothes, transportation and
insurance co-payments are generally more expensive.
7) Obesity
not only impacts an individual’s physical well-being but affects
one’s psychological and social well-being.
8) Non-surgical
weight loss programs usually render short-term results.
9) Most
diets offer an average weight loss range between five and
10 percent of an individual’s excess weight. Losing 20 pounds
is a normal weight loss.
10) According
to medical experts, ninety-five percent of obese patients
will regain weight after following diet within four years.
11) According
to various weight loss specialists, surgical weight loss represents
a significantly higher success in terms of number of pounds
lost and the long-term benefits.
12) Weight
loss surgery is prescribed for the morbidly obese because
it offers more permanent to long-term weight loss results
13) An
efficacious weight loss surgery provides a minimum of ten
years of success
14) There
is a 60 percent success rate amongst weight loss surgery patients
-- maintaining their new body.
15) Even
though weight loss surgery is not recommended for all overweight
people, it represents a vital role weight loss and the prevention
of chronic medical conditions associated with being overweight
and obese.
