Name: Jack
Weight before show: 28st 8lbs
Metabolic age: 39
Actual age: 25
At 25, Jack could be the poster boy for today’s obesity epidemic. Instead of enjoying young, single life he’s been living in his bedroom, addicted to computer games and sweets.
At 6ft 5in, Jack’s always been the biggest amongst his peers, at aged nine he already weighed nine stones. By puberty, he was heading towards morbid obesity.
With Jack’s weight topping twenty-eight and a half stones his family and friends felt that if he did not lose weight he could die young. To shock him into losing …
Name: Jack
Weight before show: 28st 8lbs
Metabolic age: 39
Actual age: 25
At 25, Jack could be the poster boy for today’s obesity epidemic. Instead of enjoying young, single life he’s been living in his bedroom, addicted to computer games and sweets.
At 6ft 5in, Jack’s always been the biggest amongst his peers, at aged nine he already weighed nine stones. By puberty, he was heading towards morbid obesity.
With Jack’s weight topping twenty-eight and a half stones his family and friends felt that if he did not lose weight he could die young. To shock him into losing …
Food is everywhere: From the petrol station to the cinema and shopping centers, from the vending machine in your local gyms to the microwave chips in your freezer at home. Without a regular eating routine, it can be hard to resist temptation.
Grazing can lead to overeating: Without an eating routine, it’s easy to graze on whatever food you find. Many people keep picking at food without ever feeling satisfied.
Skipping meals can lead to overeating: Trying to eat less by skipping breakfast or lunch often backfires, and you end up eating …
Sugar, in it’s many forms, is an increasingly common ingredient in processed foods.
Many of us eat the equivalent of 53 heaping teaspoons of white sugar every day!
Here are ten reasons to avoid refined (white) sugar:
1. Sugar contributes to tooth decay because it decreases the effectiveness of a particular type of white blood cell that “eats” bacteria.
2. Sugar causes the body to release more adreralin, which may explain hyperactivity in young children.
3. Calcium loss in urine occurs when a person consumes a soft drink containing sugar.
4. Ingesting sugar makes the …