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According to the London based
Obesity Task Force, an estimated 1.7 billion people are
overweight throughout the world. Obesity in the United States is
now considered an epidemic with more than 71% of adults
classifying as overweight. Only a few decades before, in 1984,
this percentage was 56%. Not only adults are suffering from this
problem. Between 12% and 14% of children and teenagers are also
overweight.
Over 300,000 people die each year from illness linked to weight.
Health problems that can develop for overweight people include
stroke, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, gallbladder disease,
and gout. Less severe conditions include osteoarthritis and
sleep apnea.
Protect yourself from weight related illness by loosing weight.
The risk of health problems increases with the amount you are
overweight. Herbal supplements aid in weight reduction while
helping lower the health risks of obesity.
According to health experts, there of four factors in weight
control: 1. strength training to help build muscle, 2.
cardiovascular training to increase your metabolism, 3. good
nutrition to manage caloric intake but provide the body with
sufficient energy, and 4. mental strength providing the ability
to start and execute a program. Good nutrition often includes
the following nutritional herbal and weight loss supplements:
Popular weight loss herbs include the following:
- Bitter Orange
- Cayenne
- Coleus
- Ephedra
- Garcinia Cambogia
- Green Tea
- Guaraná
- Guggul
- Spirulina (Blue-Green Algae)
- St. John’s Wort
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