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Tell your partner he/she's fat?
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Men are three times more likely than women to struggle to tell their partner that they need to lose weight research suggests. The ICCR [International Chairion Cardiometabolic Risk] and the National Obesity Forum are calling for the British public to be more upfront with their loved ones about losing weight. Hinting to a loved one that he/she should consider reducing their waistine could play a considerable role in reducing critical health issues. It may not be a comfortable conversation buit as long as it is done sensitively it could even save their life! Start by some encouragement to make r simple lifestyle changes such as becoming more active, making small alteration to their eating habits and replacing sugary drinks for water. This is about health not vanity.
There may be no better time that now - Christmas and the New Year to broach the subject. Nearly 60% of people worry about friends or family who have large waistlines but feel prevented from talking to them about their size. Tell them that carrying too much fat around the waistline puts a person at risk of such conditions as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke. Focus on health and well-being, not aesthetics - " You are important to me, and I want you around for a long time!. Make suggestions about what you could do together to get healthy.