Lose Weight: The 2 Inches That May Save Your Life

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Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin!

One of the most controversial chapters in Dr. Lipman's new book "The 100 Calorie Secret" is all about the question whether or not you should exercise while trying to lose weight."Although it may be healthy and good for everybody, imposing the need to exercise while being on a diet to lose weight creates confusing goals for most people. Overwhelming yourself with time-consuming exercise plans, and at the same time restricting your calorie intake, will lead to failure of both losing weight and regularly working out in nine out of ten cases." Dr. Lipman no longer stands alone with his opinion. Check out John Cloud's latest, must-read article "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin" in Times Magazine.

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Lose Weight: The 2 Inches That May Save Your Life

Written by Richard L. Lipman M.D.

Sunday, 22 February 2009 22:35

In Part 2, of the this series you will see how your belt size is your best measurement of your risks for getting high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, heart attack, cancer and even dying young! You saw the definitions of these terms in Part 1.

In the largest study to date of obesity and lifespan, 500,000 European men and women had 20% increase in mortality for every 2 inch increase in waist size above 38 inches for men and 32 inches for women. Find your relative risk of dying young: ( risk: 1.0 = average, 2.0= twice the risk)

Circumference of waist (inches)	Relative risk: men	Relative risk: women
27		.75
31		1.0
35		1.3
39	1.0	1.7
41	1.5
43	1.75	2.0
44	1.85
45	2.0

Men with a waist of 45 inches were twice as likely to die young as compared to men with a 39 inch waist. For women it was 43 inches vs. 31 inches. The same trend applied even to normal, non-overweight adults: increasing abdominal girth above 34 inches was associated with increased risk.

Watch a video of how fat cells cause all of the problems of obesity.

Risks of Dying Young from Obesity:

Here is a rough correlation: Every 2 inch increase in your belt size =17% increase chance of dying young. (Walking a mile a day = a 2 inch reduction in a year)

Risk of Complications from Gaining Weight:

You don't have to be obese or be 30 lbs. overweight to increase your risk for heart attacks. All it takes is gaining 7lb. to increase you chances of having a heart attack by 11%. Double that weight gain and you have a 25% risk

Spanning two decades, 21,000 non-smoking American male doctors –average starting age of 53- without heart disease were followed annually for 8 years. Blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, heart disease and cancer were checked yearly. You will be surprised how poorly they did. Here is a summary of the study report, called the Physicians Health Study II

Only 1109 male doctors were in this part of the study. Here is what they found:

•   A higher BMI increased heart failure risk in active & inactive participants.
•   Modestly overweight had increased heart risk—increasing with weight gain
•   Every 7 pounds of excess weight = 11% increased heart risk in the 20 years.
•   Overweight participants had a 49% heart failure increase.
•   Obese participants had a 180% heart failure increase.
•   Active participants experienced an 18% reduction in heart failure risk.
•   Higher activity participants experienced a 36% reduction in heart failure

There was a doubling of obesity in these doctors!
The study shows that even in healthy doctors in this country, who presumably should know better, there was a doubling of obesity and a 8% increase in those overweight. The general US population is far behind with 33% obese and 67% overweight.

A 2 inch increase in your waist size results in a 25% increase in diabetes and heart disease and cuts off 1 to 2 years from your life span.

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Reduce your weight, reduce your risks:
Whether you are seven pounds or 70 pounds overweight, the more you exercise, the more you reduce your risk for heart failure and prolong your life. Even a 7 lb. weight loss increases lifespan.

The American Heart Association recommends healthy adults age 18-65 should get 30 minutes of moderate level activity five days per week. Adults 65 and older or those aged 50 – 64 with chronic conditions or physical limitations need to follow additional guidelines provided by their physician

Part 1

Last Updated on Monday, 22 June 2009 15:19