We often hear that being overweight corresponds to a wrong diet and risks for our health : risk of hypertension, cardiovascular risks (the more fat we are, the more our heart is under stress), greater risks for serious diseases, etc. In reality, while obesity is clearly a disease, the same cannot be said for a few extra pounds, which is a normal overweight. Apart from that we should review how overweight is calculated , that is, take into account the percentage of body fat and not simply our weight in relation to our height.
But let’s say we are really overweight, that is, we have the fat, not the muscles.Can we therefore say that we are in poor health? And can we say that weight loss always leads to an improvement in health? According to this analysis by nutritionist James Fell , who for the Chicago Tribune interviewed and spoke with some diabetic experts or other doctors who often deal with diseases related to obesity, there is no doubt that from childhood to a good part of our adult life, Obesity is a pathology in all respects: obese people are exposed to a series of health risks, think of type 2 diabetes, and a series of less serious complications, such as sleep apnea or poor circulation, which, however, when added to others become contributory causes of serious pathologies