OBESITY - Some Myths Exploded

Fact or Fiction? We explore some common misconceptions and attempt to put the record straight.

1. Obesity is to some degree hereditary.
This I'm afraid is Fact. Yet another member of the Fell family has been diagnosed in the last month. Little Giants partner Jac had made the trip to the doctor complaining of tiredness and feeling bloated. The doctors comments had stunned Jac and she complained to Ian that she didn't want to get fat. Ian had seemed very pleased, presumably as it would take the attention away from his own severe weight problem.

2. Poor diet and lack of exercise are a prime cause of obesity.
Total Fiction. Even with a reasonable diet, if you have too much exercise the females are prone to this condition. You may therefore eat as many take-aways as you want, do very little exercise and any weight gain you suffer will probably be slower than had you eaten a good diet and taken lots of exercise.

3. It's almost impossible to lose the weight gained.
This also is Fiction. Of the cases diagnosed in the Fell family, Morna and Becky have already experienced a dramatic loss of weight and Maria and Jac will have an excellent chance of doing the same. With good timing a loss of 6 to 8 lbs can be almost instantaneous with an even greater loss at a slower rate.

Unfortunately the males do not experience the dramatic initial loss, so Little Giant may find it a little harder to lose the weight.

Yours, Dr. Linz