I couldn’t resist the title 
A 2005 study indicates that, on average, overweight people make less money. Sounds obvious, right? Many overweight people feel the pinch that fewer opportunities and But the study goes a bit deeper and says that people are missing out on an average of $1300 per BMI point. So (in theory) I’m making $19′500 less per year by being 15 BMI points over normal. Ouch!
From MedicalNewsToday
Overweight Americans who lose a lot of weight also tend to build more wealth as they drop the pounds, according to new research.
The study found that the link between weight loss and wealth gains was particularly strong among white women. Black women and white men also gained wealth as they lost weight, but not as much as did white women. The wealth of Black men was basically unaffected by their weight.
Overall, the results showed that a one unit increase in a young person’s BMI was associated with a $1,300 or 8 percent reduction in wealth. But the changes varied dramatically by ethnicity and gender.
I have to admit, when I’m losing weight I tend to feel a bit better about myself. What effect that has on salary and business opportunities is unknown. But I certainly have to admit the possibility that poor health may play a part in that as well. I definitely think that a tendency towards weight-related illnesses as well as our society’s emphasis on thinness are both significant factors in this.
For example, white women who dropped their body mass index score (BMI) “a standard measure of obesity” by 10 points saw a wealth increase of $11,880. White men saw an increase of $12,720 for a similar drop, while black women increased wealth by $4,480.
But what is 10 BMI points equivalent to in pounds? For a man who’s 5′10″ and weighs 300, it would mean losing 70 pounds (going from BMI 43 to BMI 33). For someone who’s 6′2″ and weighs 300, it would mean losing 80 pounds (going from BMI 38 to BMI 28).
It makes for an even bigger reward when finally get to a normal weight. 
Definitely something to think about when making good food choices or working out. When it gets really tough, don’t just think about the body of your dreams — think about all the new opportunities in your career as well!
–Griffin
Roger OBrian
July 23, 2010 at 6:25 am
Toxins and Obesity
If you have a difficult time losing weight, it may be a result of the toxins that are constantly being introduced into your bloodstream. The more fat your body has, the more toxins it will retain, and as you lose weight those fat cells will release toxins into the bloodstream. Once the toxins are in the bloodstream, they can cause harm to the body.
Detoxification is the process of binding up these toxins and releasing them from the body.
Although the study of detoxification and its impact on obesity is relatively new, researchers do understand some of the mechanisms involved with how toxins impact weight gain. In particular, toxins can impact your ability to lose weight in three significant ways:
• Toxins slow your metabolism
• Toxins decrease your ability to burn fat
• Toxins slow down the satiety response time (the time it takes you to feel full)
Toxins Slow Your Metabolism
In the past it was thought that your resting metabolic rate (RMR) declined with weight loss primarily because of the decrease in caloric intake or changes in the ratio of muscle to fat. But clinical studies are now showing just how toxic internal toxins can be to our weight loss efforts.
One of the first things toxins do when released into the bloodstream is slow down your RMR. So, as you begin to lose weight, those surfacing toxins begin to inhibit your ability to lose weight. However, if you can eliminate those toxins from the body quickly enough during or before a period of weight loss, you may be able to reduce the decline in your metabolism.
Toxins Decrease Your Ability to Burn Fat
The last thing you want to hear is that something in your blood is preventing your body from burning fat, but that is just what toxins can do. In 1971, for example, a study at the University of Nevada Division of Biochemistry determined that chemical toxins weakened by 20 percent the co-enzyme necessary to burn fat in the body. In 2002, researchers concluded that toxins released during weight loss had the capacity to damage the fat-burning mitochondria.1
The damage was significant enough to negatively impact the body’s ability to burn calories and, in effect, fat.
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Thank you and I hope to be posting more articles on this blog in the near future. I hope everyone will spread this information or their own on the subject.