It's a sad fact, but obesity is the biggest single killer in the United States, attacking Americans through everything from stroke and heart disease to diabetes.
Sobered by these facts, millions of men and women try hundreds of diets, trying to lose weight and escape obesity's clutches.
So, to what diet do most people turn? The 'Starvation Diet'.
That is, in a futile attempt to lose weight, they set out to eat little or nothing.
After all, if you don't take in any calories, you have to lose weight, right? Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that.
When you shock your body in this way, its response is to feed itself by burning muscle rather than fat.
Then, when you do eat, the body turns these calories into fat.
It is not until much later in the starvation cycle that your body will burn fat; no one, absolutely no one, can go without eating that long if there is food available.
And for a long time after you start eating again, your body continues to store food as fat; this is its 'just in case' measure should you face starvation again.
The result of this vicious cycle is that most people tend to blame themselves.
They wonder what's wrong with them that they cannot lose weight.
In truth, though, it's not their fault; it's simple body chemistry that keeps them from losing those extra pounds.
When the starvation method doesn't work, a lot of people turn to something equally dangerous: gastric bypass surgery.
Please remember, surgery is a drastic step.
You should never use this method to lose weight unless a doctor advises that there is no other option for you, because as with any surgery, there is always the risk of complications.
Plus the financial cost can be huge.
What is the answer, then? The real secret to effective, permanent weight loss is to adopt a calorie burning diet.
Let's understand this formula: Weight gain is caused by eating too much (particularly fatty foods), a metabolism that is too low, and burning too few calories.
A good calorie burning diet plan is the answer to this, as it helps you pick out the right foods that will keep your calorie intake at a healthy level while at the same time raising your metabolism rate.
The result will be weight loss that does not cause damage to your muscle tissue, and pounds that will stay off.
So today is the day for action.
There are lots of bad foods out there and lots more bad diet plans.
Meanwhile, obesity is like a ticking bomb, waiting to cause you life-changing problems.
It's time today to start your calorie burning diet.
Thinking about putting it off until later? Don't.
You're only increasing the chances of a life-changing health problem down the road.
Get started now.