According to research, the number of Americans who are overweight continues to rise at a staggering rate. Obesity has become a serious problem which may reach epidemic levels soon. One of the first things to do to prevent more people from falling into this statistic is to make them aware of the danger of being overweight and the many diseases associated with it.

Some of you may not realize this, but being overweight does significantly increase your likelihood of obtaining one of the many diseases as