The relationship between body weight and appetite is apparent to anyone interested in either maintaining a healthy weight or looking to lose weight. Being able to control your appetite may be the most crucial component in managing your body weight. It is no surprise those who are overweight are almost always the ones with poor appetite control. Not controlling your appetite is the easiest way to overeat, even if only slightly. Gaining an average of half a pound of fat in a month is negligible. In a year it would add up to 6 pounds - which is still slow enough not to be noticed. Assuming this rate of weight gain is maintained, however, the amount would be 30 pounds in five years, which is impossible to go unnoticed.

Today, many adults are overweight because of a poor diet, along with a lack of appetite control. To make matters worse, hyperglycemia is now an epidemic across many populations. One of the worst complications of being overweight is it increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes on its own is the cause of different difficulties which lead to several serious health issues and even a shortened lifespan.

To help mitigate the development of Type 2 diabetes, it is essential to keep your blood sugar close to a normal range.The risk of your blood sugar rising due to neglect is just too high. If you already have received a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, it becomes even more imperative to make changes in your lifestyle to halt its continuing progress.