Why fighting against obesity is my Mission?

HOW WE ARE FACING OBESITY

Galina in Healthyland

  For decades, obesity has been sitting in the shadows. Like many of the people suffering from the disease itself, the epidemic has been ignored for far too long.

 
  We put on benefit concerts and telethons to fight cancer.
  We throw galas and Walkathons to support aids research.
  We even have celebrity fashion shows to benefit heart disease charities.
  
So why do those battling obesity still sit in silence? Why is no one fighting on their behalf? Why—in a country where we would never think of belittling a sick child—is it not unusual to hear of an overweight child being mocked or bullied?
The truth is that when it comes to people being overweight, there just isn’t much empathy. We would never judge someone for having cancer, but when it comes to diseases where addiction ca
n play a part—like obesity or alcoholism—many people view the illness as a choice.

OBESITY: DISEASE OR DECISION?

 

    It often seems that being overweight has become one of the last acceptable forms of open discrimination. And while there’s no denying that the constant consumption of fast food would cause one’s weight to soar, this isn’t the only road to obesity.
    Kathleen Kleefisch, Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the Purdue University Calumet School of Nursing, says that personal choice is a factor in obesity—but isn’t the only factor.
   “Thin people make the same unhealthy choices, but they wear their unhealthy decisions on the inside,” she said. “Obese people wear their unhealthy choices on the outside—on their hips, thighs and abdomen—where it is so easily judged.”
   Bariatric surgeon and medical director of Healthy4Life, Dr. Paul Stanish says that the reasons people gain and carry weight involve more than just eating. Sleep, stress, access to healthful food, a decrease in movement due to technology, people’s genes and even what a mother eats when she’s pregnant all impact the weight of adults.
   For these reasons and more, The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both consider obesity a disease.

 

THE GOOD NEWS

   

  The good news is that obesity is preventable. Just like some other deadly diseases, obesity is avoidable with the right education. Predetermined factors can make it harder for some people to lose weight—but with healthy direction and motivation, it is 100% possible.
  Knowing that the problem is fixable, while acknowledging that laziness or a lack of will power aren’t solely to blame, is a huge step in the right direction. Educating ourselves about being healthy and living a balanced lifestyle are fundamental. From there, we can teach families and communities—who can pass on the knowledge to their children and future generations.

 

WHAT WE ARE DOING ABOUT IT?

   Body by Vi 90 days Challenge committed to taking Weight off the World. We’re fighting this global epidemic head on. We’re pulling obesity out of the shadows and giving it a face—
one person at a time, 10 lbs. at a time. I am facing obesity.
    Today, food lobbyists use money and power to influence the national nutrition policy—the same tactics that the tobacco industry has used for decades. Obesity didn’t become an epidemic overnight: It has taken big companies with big money to create this problem. It’s going to take a company with big momentum and even bigger motivation to put an end to it…


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