Why obesity isn't good for you (stating obvious but some people still don't listen)

Like Kate Hopkins I'm on an anti obesity crusade.  For full disclosure I was a skinny kid then I ate junk for a few years and was obese until my early teens when I started exercising a lot and lost the weight.  Then for a few years from 2006-2011 I was obese again before losing 80% of the weight. I maintained for a while but then gained back 3kgs, which I've now lost since upping my exercise, overhauling my diet and starting ISAGENIX which is a health and nutrition system. I still have 8.4/17.4 to lose.  I'll know once the first 8.4 kilos are gone. Anyway I'm back on my anti obesity crusade.

Day after day I see people making bad choices with their foods. I see them eating chocolate when they could opt for water or a piece of fruit instead.  They have fast food instead of going for a packaged meal at the supermarket or cooking a healthy stir fry, or simply having fresh fruit or vegetables for lunch or dinner. It drives me crazy.

People say they need salt on food. Nobody NEEDS salt on food. Salt is so bad for people in so many ways.  It causes water retention for starters.  Water retention may sound like no big deal but water retention actually causes your blood pressure to increase which can of course increase your risk of a heart attack and a myriad of other issues.  So when people say it's bad that you're losing water weight when you drop the kilos, it would appear it's actually a good thing and you're lowering your blood pressure.  There are other ways to flavour your foods. You can use herbs and spices which are more natural.

Chocolate or other sugar. Nobody needs a chocolate bar or other sugary treats. Instead you can have a piece of fruit and you'll be consuming fewer calories and natural sugars are not as Hague as processed sugars. Sugars can also cause diabetes. Diabetes is bad for you as well because just like salt it causes high blood pressure, high cholesterol and increases your risk of having a stroke.  

Then there are the people who point blank make excuses as to why they should remain obese.  There is no excuse.  Whenever people lose weight their mood improves, they have more energy and often are happier.  That's because the extra weight literally isn't there to weigh them down.  Extra weight puts pressure on the vital organs and particularly in men visceral fat is bad for you.  Visceral fat covers the vital organs.  Visceral fat can stop the liver doing what it is supposed to which means your body cannot metabolise foods correctly and that instead of getting rid of toxins your body holds onto them.

Obviously some people don't care enough about their health but given obesity can literally lead to your early death it confuses me as to why anyone would choose it.  There are so many healthy food and exercise alternatives that will give you a long and happy healthy life.