Modern life has encouraged people to become sedentary and the temptation for fast, unhealthy foods is everywhere. Therefore, it's no surprise that obesity has become an epidemic and more people are overweight now than ever before.

Our culture today is completely different from that of our grandparents. Most work requires us to be sedentary, sitting at the computer for hours. With our fast paced life style, it is too easy to eat fattening, high calorie, low nutrition foods and difficult to eat home cooked nutritious meals. Instead of eating a bowl of oatmeal or fruit and a toast with jam for breakfast, it's common to grab a donut or two on the way to work.

With a short lunch break, it's convenient to grab a burger, fries, and soda at a fast food place. At work and at home, we don't have to do as much physical work as our grandparents thanks to modern technology.

Many people are also sedentary during their free time instead of being active. Watching TV and movies, playing video games, and surfing the internet are common activities now part of our culture.

Because of our sedentary and junk food laden culture, around 2 out of 3 Americans are overweight or obese. Many people see obesity as a cosmetic problem, but it is much more than just that. Carrying around too much weight has negative health effects which include:

• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Abnormal Blood Fats
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Stroke
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep Apnea
• Cancer
• Fatty Liver Disease
• Gall Bladder Disease
• Fertility Problems in Women
• Lower Libido

It is crucial for overweight people to lose weight for their health. Even modest amounts of weight loss will improve your health.

If losing weight was easy, then everyone would be thin. Everyone knows diet and exercise is the key to losing weight, but many still struggle.

One reason is appetite. People who want to lose weight find it extremely difficult to stick to diets. Eating a salad with water for lunch is nearly impossible for someone who is used to eating giant sized portions of greasy food with soda for lunch. People want to feel satisfied after eating a meal. If someone eats a small, healthy meal, but is left feeling hungry and unsatisfied they will end up grabbing something they enjoy eating and eat until they are full and satisfied. To lose weight, you must reduce your caloric intake, which means eating smaller portions and/or lower calorie foods. This can be extremely difficult for people who have large appetites. The answer to losing weight may lie in simply taking an appetite control pill.

These pills can be miracle workers for those who love to eat giant portions of foods. The appetite control pill reduces your appetite so you don't want to eat a lot. Even if a delicious chocolate cake were right in front of you, you would simply have no desire for it. With an appetite control aid, you will save a lot of calories and fat grams each day, resulting in weight loss.

A newer, popular appetite control supplement is called Hoodia, which is very effective in suppressing the appetite. It has been used in South Africa by the Bushmen for thousands of years, but the West has not heard of it until recently. Hoodia tricks the brain into thinking it is full and leaving you simply unable to overeat. Not only does Hoodia help you lose weight, but it has no harmful side effects at all. For anyone who wants to lose weight or is struggling with losing weight, Hoodia is recommended.