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While we are on the topic of obesity this week, I thought that I should give you the History of Obesity, as described by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons in his book Pounds and Inches - A New Approach To Obesity . The History Of Obesity Here is what Dr. Simeons says... " There was a time, not so long ago, when obesity was considered a sign of health and prosperity in man and of beauty, amorousness and fecundity in women. This attitude probably dates back to Neolithic times, about 8000 years ago; when for the first time in the history of culture, man began to own property, domestic animals, arable land, houses, pottery and metal tools.  Before that, with the possible exception of some races such as the Hottentots, obesity was almost non-existent, as it still is in all wild animals and most primitive races. Today obesity is extremely common among all civilized races, because a disposition to the disorder can be inherited. Wherever abnormal fat was regarded as an asset, sexual selec...

In yesterday's post I wrote about the shocking statistics of obesity around the world . Even though the U.S. leads the pack at 30.6%. This is obviously a worldwide problem! Dr. A.T.W. Simeons wanted to come up with an answer for this problem by creating the HCG Diet. Here is what Dr. Simeons says about obesity... Obesity A Disorder " As a basis for our discussion we postulate that obesity in all its many forms is due to an abnormal functioning of some part of the body and that every ounce of abnormally accumulated fat is always the result of the same disorder of certain regulatory chanisms. Persons suffering from this particular disorder will get fat regardless of whether they eat excessively, normally or less than normal. A person who is free of the disorder will never get fat, even if he frequently overeats. Those in whom the disorder is severe will accumulate fat very rapidly, those in whom it is moderate will gradually increase in weight and those in whom it is mil...

Would you like to know which country has the highest rate of obesity? These days obesity is a problem that is worldwide. Of coarse some places are much worse than others. I often do research for the HCG Diet 411 Blog . I usually try to find new articles, videos, and other information about the HCG Diet . Today while I was searching Google for some new information to post here on my blog, I came across some troubling statistics about obesity. Obesity Statistics Would you be shocked to learn that the United States has the highest rate of obesity in the world! The sad thing is, I already had a feeling that the country in which I live carries this title. Are you ready to see some very upsetting numbers? In the United States of America 30.6% of the nations population is considered obese. That's BAD!!! Mexico comes in 2nd at a 24.2% obesity rate. What troubles me the most about this is, that the US is 6.4% higher than them. Almost all of the other countries on the list are...