In North America alone approximately 60.000.000 people depend on fast food and spend around 120 billion dollars to satisfy their addictions to high amounts of grease, sugar and salt. Eating these fast foods and leading a sedentary lifestyle will ultimately lead to obesity.

The demand for instant gratification and hectic schedules are not helping the situation. The results are that most of the weight gain is due to the highly refined carbohydrates, saturated fats and high calories. Abdominal or visceral fat is of particular concern and has been linked to metabolic disturbances increasing your chances of serious health risks.

Unless you understand the reason behind the 40 billion dollar diet industry and the connection to big business there will be an ever growing demand for diet related products and services because fast food suppliers are getting your money by making you fat – than the weight loss companies are getting your money for making you lose weight. After that the medical and pharmaceutical communities are reaping the benefits by supplying you with services and medication so you can continue to enjoy eating all the wrong foods in spite of your declining health and ever expanding waistline. It is a vicious cycle.

It is clearly not enough to go on a strict weight loss regime without making permanent lifestyle changes after achieving your ideal weight. By replacing unhealthy habits with a commitment to better health it is possible to escape the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting and to achieve and maintain a healthy body and mind.