How Can obesity cause a shorter life expectancy?

Answer 1

If you are obese (BMI>25), chances are you have 4 pillars of aging with you These are (1) excessive blood sugar (2) excessive insulin (3) excessive free radicals and (4) excessive cortisol.

Together, they are responsible for causing a group of diseases called " chronic degenerative diseases " or " Metabolic syndrome " These are Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Heart disease, etc., etc.

To understand how the above diseases come about as a result of the 4 pillars of aging, we have to read and understand endocrinology, a subject which many medical professionals dread to thread upon. To simplify, obesity is caused by excessive calories consumption which leads to high sugar and insulin,which eventually lead to the development of " chronic degenerative diseases " Excessive free radicals will destroy a lot of healthy cells and cortisol (stress hormone) will increase the insulin further to cause more hoax with the hormonal system in your body.

If you are obese, do not despair, these conditions can be reversed if you have the will power. Do the followings :

1. Cut down calories intake. Practise calories restriction.

2. Do daily exercise, walk for an hour or so.

3. Drink raw vegetable juices to detox and make your body alkaline

4. Eat 3 -5 servings of fruits

5. Drink plenty of plain water

6. Notobaccol and alcohol

7. Have 8 hours of sleep

8. Take high dosage of fish oil (omega 3) To be effectiv take 3000 -5000mg of oil. One capule of 1000mg has 300mg of oil(EPA 180, DHA,120)

9. Diet (zone diet)-30% carbohydrates, 40% protein and 30% fats.