The Health Benefits of Weight Reduction | Lifestyle

by GaryL.Condoluci,LMT

The health benefits from weight loss are great. Achieving weight loss is hard, but the benefits make it a very good thing to do. It is helpful to anyone considering a weight loss program to recognize the value of unburdening those unhealthy pounds.

Below are some of the health gains to be had from shedding unhealthy fat:

Avoid heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke by shedding extra pounds.

That's a triple benefit from weight reduction. The primary killer of both women and men in the United States and a leading cause of disability is heart disease. Excess fat on the body is linked to high cholesterol levels and triglycerides.

Angina, will restrict the amount of oxygen that reaches your heart, it can also cause chest pain and is a common type of heart problem.

Due to a lack of obvious signs or symptoms, death can come suddenly from stroke or heart attack.

It is a fact that by decreasing your weight by a mere five to ten percent, this could positively decrease the chances of you having or developing heart disease or a stroke. Plus, how your heart functions would also improve as well as your blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride count will decrease.

Weight loss prevents type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes puts in jeopardy ones life as well as how one leads his or her life because of the complications that result from having it. Both types of diabetes, Type One and Type Two are linked with being overweight. To those who already have diabetes, regular exercise and losing weight could help in controlling your blood sugar levels as well as the medication you may be currently taking. Increase your physical activity. You could simply walk, jog or dance. It helps get those blood streams moving as well as lose those unnecessary pounds.

Reduce you cancer risk by losing weight.

Obesity puts one at risk for many types of cancer. Obese women have a higher likelihood of uterus, ovary, breast, colon and gallbladder cancer. This information is not an attempt to frighten you, just to let you know that weight reduction can lower these risks. Men also increase the odds of rectal, colon and prostate cancer from being obese. It only makes sense to stay away from high fat, high cholesterol foods and to make every effort to slim down.

Weight loss reduces sleep apnea.

A person with sleep apnea will benefit greatly from losing weight. Sleep apnea causes the sufferer to stop breathing during sleep. The attack only lasts a short while and the victim returns to breathing along with heavy snoring, which is characteristic of persons with sleep apnea. Another symptom of sleep apnea is excessive sleepiness throughout the day; heart attack from this condition is more common if a person is overweight. Losing weight will reduce the risk.

Weight loss reduces the pain of osteoarthritis.

When one weighs heavily, the joints of his or her knees, hips and lower back would have to exert double, if not triple, effort to carry him or her through out his or her waking, walking and moving life. This could cause tension and stress on these joints. Weight loss decreases the load these joints carry thus decreasing, if not eliminating, the pain of one who has osteoarthritis.

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Gary L. Condoluci, LMT is a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist who has made a study of losing weight naturally. His research has also led to healthy ways to lose weight. See the results by clicking the hyperlinks above. This and other unique content 'weight loss' articles are available with free reprint rights.