A New Rationale for Weight Loss

June 21st, 2008 by dmorton | Filed under Fitness, General Health.

As published by dmorton in EzineArticles.com

Everybody wants to lose weight, don’t they? A few really good reasons to decrease body fat, together with suggestions on new approaches to weight loss and exercise.

Why should we shed some weight? After all, we probably feel comfortable with it. Or do we? Excess weight has a dirty way of sneaking up on us.

For every pound of fat, something in the order of one mile of blood vessels is required to oxygenate and remove waste products. So what? Well, more blood vessels also represent more blood volume and more work for the heart, which can lead to increased blood pressure. So fat loss is important.

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