Beauty and the obese
MANILA, Philippines - Size is no longer the standard of beauty. In fact, curvy and skinny balance each other out on the weight spectrum. Both are glamorized, applauded, and celebrated by an even mix of people worldwide. In this day and age, you can be a size 2 or a size 14 and still land on the cover of a fashion magazine. Indeed, the aesthetic standards of the world have come a long way. Yet despite gaining a deeper acceptance and appreciation of the different body types, there is still one thing we lack: awareness.
Studies show that being overweight and being healthy are not exactly polar opposites. A person can be overweight and still be healthy based on the statistics of his/her body. Today’s problem has little to do with the number on a scale. It’s about the fat content of the food you eat and how, when left unguarded, it can take its toll on you.
If science has any say on the matter, it would have to agree on one aforementioned point: It is what’s on the inside that counts. Which, paradoxically, is why it’s not okay to be fat. Beneath your skin are the vital organs that keep you alive. Your heart, liver, kidneys. Indulging in food that is high in saturated fat and cholesterol — something we are prone to, being the “fast-food generation” — and not getting sufficient exercise to burn off these unnecessary calories can lead to serious health risks. Excessive fat deposits in the heart increase the chance of heart attacks and strokes. There are other diseases that are common in people who are overweight such as diabetes, cerebral hemorrhage, chronic nephritis, and gall bladder problems.
Fortunately, there are plenty of options when it comes to weight loss. Fad diets and food supplements are currently the more popular avenues. For instance, there’s a Fern product out on the market today. Endorsed by beautiful actress Anne Curtis, FernSlim is a food supplement structured to prolong the feeling of fullness. It contains fabuless, a patented oil-in-water emulsion made from naturally occurring lipids, and works by delaying hunger signals sent from the digestive system to the brain.
What sets FernSlim apart from other weight loss products in the industry today is that it is not a fat burner. Fat burners increase metabolism but do not affect one’s eating habits — the core of the problem for most people. With FernSlim, you’re catalyzed into revolutionizing your food patterns and that’s just one more step towards having the kind of body you deserve.
