Financial problems making weight loss extremely difficult

Financial problems, so that weight loss is extremely difficult (photo Tony Age)

People live below the poverty line, find it extremely difficult overweight because they can not afford diet programs, special meals or gym memberships.

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The study by researchers at Concordia University say that most advertising for weight loss are usually to those who are ready for the different weight loss programs should pay. But it is the poor, the more likely to be overweight or obese.

In this study, researchers found that the poor are less likely to fight with overweight / obesity through exercise, water consumption or reduced consumption of sweets, compared to the category with the highest income.

"The message, how according to the guidelines may not be with those who are struggling to pay their bills resonance to lose weight," researcher Lisa Kakinami PERFORM Centre Concordia University and lead author of the study said.

Instead of a healthy diet or engage in strenuous exercise routine, low-income people prefer to take a pill to lose weight in the long run, it may be counterproductive.

"Some methods can, no matter where you are being prosecuted, but the tendency to reduce fat or sweets to exercise, and drinking plenty of water lower in low-income households compared to households with high income was" Kakinami said the also a professor in the Department of Concordia University in mathematics and statistics.

It was found that the techniques that were used by American youth in poor households were not with national guidelines. They were more prone to skipping meals. The conclusion is based on the analysis of 8,000 participants gathered data from National Health and Nutrition Survey.

These methods are used to the instant weight loss of people, not help to reduce the tendency to be overweight.

"Maybe all the studies that have been done on weight, are more confused in the minds of the people," he said. "Maybe it's time to step back and evaluate what people know and understand obesity and weight loss."

The financial statements have been documented in the journal Preventive Medicine.