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Being overweight can have a very negative effect upon your health. Conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and many others have all been shown to be more likely to occur if you are obese. If you are overweight, even by as little as ten or twenty pounds outside of your healthy range, you should discuss your weight with your doctor and establish a program of diet and exercise that will get you back to where you need to be for your health’s sake.

Dieting often involves learning to control portions size. Choosing to eat healthy foods is great, but eating too much of even the best low fat foods is still going to result in weight gain. Often we are given visual clues about the proper size of portions. For example, a three ounce portion of red meat is about the same size as a deck of playing cards. These reminders can be helpful, but the best way to make sure you are getting the right portion size on your plate is through the use of a kitchen scale. These scales will tell you exactly how many ounces of food you are putting on your plate and allow you to track calories accurately. The first product that can help reduce your risk of weight related health conditions is a kitchen scale that helps you learn proper portion sizes for a lifetime of healthy eating.

The second product is also a scale. A bathroom or medical scale that can track your progress and help you achieve your weight reduction goal. Depending upon your height, the American Medical Association publishes specific target weight ranges for the best health. Regular monitoring of your weight can help make sure you stay within that range. If you need to lose weight, a scale will help you assess the effectiveness of your diet and exercise plan. If after three or four weeks, you find you are not losing weight at all, then you can modify your program until you start to see the results you are want on the scale.

Finally, the third product that can save your life is a blood pressure monitor. High blood pressure is strongly linked to being overweight. You may have heard high blood pressure or hypertension referred to as the silent killer. That’s because it can often be present without any noticeable symptoms until it’s too late. High blood pressure can dramatically increase your risk of dying from heart attack, stroke and even kidney failure. If you have high blood pressure or risk factors for high blood pressure, such as being overweight or a family history of hypertension, then you should be monitoring your blood pressure on a regular basis. Share your results with your doctor, he’ll determine whether medication is necessary to lower your pressure. As you lose weight, you may find your blood pressure is lowered as well. Even if you are taking medication, a return to a healthy weight may, with your doctor’s guidance, reduce or eliminate the need for medication to control your blood pressure.

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