About Obesity

About ObesityMorbid obesity is a DISEASE!

If you’re tormenting yourself or feeling guilty about your weight, STOP!

You wouldn’t feel guilty or less than adequate if you suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, or any number of other diseases. Then why not let go of all those negative thoughts? Focus your energy on getting healthy. You have now taken your first major step on the road to your new life.

Morbid obesity is a chronic disease, meaning that its symptoms build slowly over an extended period of time. If you are morbidly obese, you are not alone. Today there are approximately 10 million Americans who suffer from this disease, and the number of morbidly obese people is growing at a staggering rate. Morbid Obesity has become an epidemic!

Obesity becomes “morbid” when your weight reaches the point that it significantly increases your risk of developing one or more obesity-related health conditions or serious diseases (also known as co-morbidities). The Framingham Study has shown that morbid obesity is the chronic disease that is guaranteed to cause an early or premature death. Quite simply, if we don’t do something about your weight, it’s going to do something very nasty to you. Let AZWLS help you overcome this dreaded killer.

LET’S GET HEALTHY!