BURN FAT, BUILD MUSCLE: HEALTHY WEIGHT FOR LIFE

Excess weight and obesity can increase the risk of many health problems, including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers. On the surface, the cause of obesity may be simple: if you consume more calories than you burn as energy through physical activity, then you’ll gain weight. But like many things, the simple explanation is often incomplete. The risk factors that contribute to obesity can be a complex combination of genetics, metabolic factors and lifestyle choices, among other things. Some endocrine disorders, diseases, and medications can cause your weight to increase. Obesity is a chronic disease affecting more and more children, adolescents and adults. Healthcare professionals are seeing earlier onset of Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity-related depression in children and adolescents. The longer a person is obese, the more significant obesity-related depression in children and adolescents. The longer a person is obese, the mor