Day after day we are bombarded with health warnings about being overweight and obese. We are told over and over that our children are bigger than ever, that we as adults are far too fat and unhealthy.
We are also bombarded with diets that work, weight loss pills and potions that are touted to help us lose weight. If all the pills and diets and potions worked do you think we would still be fat.? No way!
What really makes me angry is that the health professionals who really understand obesity know that diets do not work. 98% of people who go on a diet gain all the weight and more back within two years. This is a medically researched FACT. In fact Diets actually make people fatter. So why are magazines and the media still hyping diets? Why do Doctors still tell fat patients to go on a diet?
One of the main problems is that the health professionals do not have a cure or help for us. They tell us to eat a balanced diet and get more exercise. I don’t think that is helping at all. It doesn’t seem to be helping prevent this disease and it doesn’t seem to be helping those who are already way overweight.
While the pharmaceutical companies are madly scrambling to try to find a new medication that could help, it doesn’t seem to be coming any time soon. They and the researchers really are doing their best to find the next great medication, after all they will make millions if they can find something that works.
Surgery is the one answer. Many people are taking their lives into their hands and having surgery. Its dangerous and some will die. However right now there seems to be no other answer.
Obesity is a disease, being obese feels like it feels to be a drug addict, only our fix isnt illegal, its abundant and we need it to survive. We need help and soon.