When it comes to increasing daily physical activity, it seems barriers outweigh benefits. In comparison, women in parts of Africa spend 30-150 minutes every day carrying water for their families.
Stable weight appears to be the healthiest course for people of all ages.
The medical community is just now beginning to understand that weight loss attempts have risks, and dieting usually results in weight cycling. Honoring the gift of food includes marveling at the abundance and variety of food available, as well as respecting the hard-working people who produced it. Our physical characteristics are part of our heritage. One of the advantages of the Internet is that communication counts and appearance is irrelevant. Reducing a person s perceived value to appearance is a terrible waste.