Thought For the Week

While riding around town this past weekend I noted just how many people are obese. When you are overweight / obese it creates an amazing amount of strain on your joints. You are forced to move differently because of girth, your joints take an incredible amount of force and compression that they were never designed to take. Over time this all wears down to the point of failure. Couple the metabolic effects (high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, kidney issues) and you don't have a chance. The rate of lost days from the above factors spirals upward and the obese person quickly becomes a burden on society (medical, insurance, employer). An interesting fact is that the majority of the obese are obese because of lifestyle and personal choices, most have no metabolic issues that make them obese. If you were to drop them in the middle of nowhere with only water they would be able to survive off their stored fat for weeks with little or no problems......just goes to show you what a little portion control will do!.