Hello Everybody,
Being overweight is not a good idea. We already know this, but research is showing that it is even more life threatening than we may have thought. The World Cancer Research Fund tells us it is linked to cancer.
It has been found that numerous cancers can be avoided by a more healthy lifestyle and these include cancer of the breast, bowel, oesophagus, kidney, pancreas, womb lining and gall bladder.
Including the above it is estimated that a third of common cancers can be prevented by keeping your weight within the normal Body Mass Index range. There are no problems, you can achieve easy weight loss by exercise and a healthy diet. A diet consisting of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean meat and oily fish is one of the best and this helps protect you from life threatening disease.
The World Cancer Research Fund’s medical and scientific advisor, Professor Martin Wiseman says that people can avoid many cancers by keeping their Body Mass Index below 25.
Body Mass Index is calculated by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by their height in metres squared. The normal range is 18.5 to 24.9. If you are 25 to 29.9 you are overweight and if you are above 30 you are obese.
There is a danger of thinking you are a bit overweight, but not much, so everything is fine. So a few more figures:
Just a moderate amount of extra fat - 10 to 20 pounds if you are of average height - can shorten your life.
A weight gain of just 11 to 18 pounds doubles a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes.
Nothing about being overweight is safe.
What you need is a lifestyle change, but if you want to kick start your new healthy lifestyle you can do no better than trying Jon Benson’s Fit Over Forty program. He has been overweight himself and he has written a book giving everything you need to know about easy weight loss. He also offers a free 10 day starter course which should show positive results. If you don’t like the course it has cost you nothing, if you do Jon Benson’s book tells you more.
Just access Jon Benson’s Fit Over Forty website to begin losing fat today.
See you soon,
Peter Stockwell
16 May 2009
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