Generally people take conscious efforts to improve their health, weight and nutrition when they reach the age of 40. Hence, it is very helpful to read the article “Risks: Obesity Is Found to Take Toll After Age 40” in New York Times written by Roni Caryn Rabin.
As you know, there are many health risks involved for being an obese person particularly when your age is 40 and above. So before you complicate and escalate these health risks, it is advisable to take care of your health as early as you can.
To help you motivate improving your health and fitness level, read the full article here.
Are you overweight? Are you trying to lose weight but don’t have a strong motivation to keep it going? Then perhaps reading the article of Ginny Graves entitled ‘The Surprising Reason Why Being Overweight Isn’t Healthy’ will convince you to shed those extra pounds.
Graves highlighted not only the typical hurdle that every overweight individual faces in a discriminating society we live in but it uncovers about the serious health predicaments which can possibly happen to overweight people.
One of the striking realities mentioned in the article is the “higher risk of being misdiagnosed or receiving inaccurate dosages of drugs”. If you are ill, you put your faith to the physician’s ability to cure you, right? Then it becomes scary to entertain the idea of being misdiagnosed and treated for some illness which in reality you don’t have.
There are many reasons which contribute to this unpleasant situation. One of it, as mentioned in the article, is the limited size of diagnostic machines. It is ideally built for people with average weight or even slightly overweight but not for extreme obese persons.
The article ‘The Surprising Reason Why Being Overweight Isn’t Healthy’ is really an eye-opening. If you are battling with overweight issues, then read the article of Ginny Graves. Maybe it can enlighten you to take your weight loss program seriously.
Read the full article, ‘The Surprising Reason Why Being Overweight Isn’t Healthy‘ from CNN.com - Health.
Fitness Editorial Credits to Ginni Graves, Health.com.
