Motivate Your Metabolism With Muscle  Obesity in America has now
reached epidemic proportions according to medical professionals.
Researchers at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia report that 56% of
Americans are overweight. This trend in obesity rates has been
steadily increasing over the last two decades and is predicted
to continue. Moreover, studies have also noted a rise in other
health related complications due to increased weight gain. For
example, type 2 diabetes, a major consequence of obesity, also
has increased rapidly over the last 10 years and has become a
major health issue. Obesity is also a major contributor to heart
disease, arthritis, and some types of cancer.  Obesity is not
measured by a person’s overall weight. Instead, obesity is
calculated as a proportion of body fat to overall body weight.
Most health care professionals agree that men with more than 25
percent body fat and women with more than 30 percent body fat
are obese. This means that you can be as little as 15 pounds
over weight and sti