WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
So many so-called healthy diets are too narrow, focusing as they do solely on nutrition and calorie reduction. They tend to ignore the other two vital components of an effective weight management program: cardiorespiratory exercise and strength training. Someone with the healthiest possible eating habits will still have a hard time achieving the desired results of body shape and fitness without an effective exercise program because success and good health in general, depends on a safe and effective combination of cardiorespiratory fitness and stronger bones and muscles.
Most people's primary motivation for weight management is to improve their appearance. Equally important, however, are the many other benefits of proper nutrition and regular exercise.
Weight management through reduction of excess body fat plays a vital role in maintaining good health and fighting disease. In fact, medical evidence shows that obesity poses a major threat to health and longevity. definition of obesity- more than 25% body fat for men and 32% for women An estimated one in three Americans have some excess of body fat; an estimated 20% are obese. Excess body fat is linked to major physical threats like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Obese people tend to have high cholesterol levels making them more prone to narrowing of their arteries by deposits of plaque. The narrowing of the blood vessels forces the heart to pump harder and blood pressure rises. High blood pressure itself poses several health risks, including heart attack, kidney failure and stroke.

BAD NEWS ABOUT DIETING/DOS AND DON'TS
Deliberate restriction of food intake in order to lose weight or to prevent weight gain, known as dieting, is the path that millions of people all over the world are taking in order to reach a desired body weight or appearance. Preoccupation with body shape, size and weight creates an unhealthy lifestyle of emotional an physical deprivation. Diets take control away from us.
People who try to live by diet lists and rules learn little or nothing about proper nutrition and how to enjoy meals, physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.