The Little Book of Big Weight Loss

Author: Bernadette Fiaschers

The US Surgeon General stated that obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and certain types of cancer. The United States incurs an annual cost ranging from $147 billion to nearly $210 billion. Isn't that horrifying? Surely, we could utilize these billions for something else. According to the World Health Organization, America is one of the countries with the highest obesity rates in the English-speaking world, with a massive 74.1% of the population being either overweight or obese. Obesity figures are very similar to those in the UK and Australia. We are always advised to eat less and exercise more, and this has been the obvious solution for weight loss for years. But... well... what if that isn't true? We've also been told that obesity is our own fault – that we are "too lazy, too greedy" or that we lack willpower, along with many similar demeaning things. But that, too, is a big lie. Why have so many of us become fatter than ever before? The answer is obvious: we have received incorrect advice.