Weight loss is very important for obese people to help them achieve a healthy body. When you are obese, you have higher chances of developing diabetes and heart-related problems. This is because you consume too many oily and fatty foods. When these foods are digested, the cholesterol in the foods needs a transporter to bring them to the cells. Two of the most common transporters are the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). The HDL is the "good" cholesterol because it brings all the excess cholesterol in the blood back to the liver. On the other hand, LDL is the bad cholesterol because they just circulate in the system and are deposited on the walls of the blood vessels. When the blood vessels are blocked, the blood finds it difficult to pass through and circulate. Heart attack and stroke are caused by the failure of the blood to reach the heart and the brain, respectively.
Due to the health risks, obese people are encouraged to undergo fast weight loss. The key to lose weight is to combine diet and exercise. Dieting means that you have to eat less than what you normally consume but it does not mean that you have to skip meals. Skipping meals will just cause you to eat so much on your next meal because your body was deprived of the essential nutrients. Exercise will increase your metabolism or the rate at which fats are burned. Exercise tones your muscles and makes your body fit and healthy.