Heart disease (and heart attacks), stroke, diabetes, kidney failure...you know...just the killers.
By themselves, each disease is bad enough. But when you start combining three and four of these together it's nothing more than death on the "installment plan".
The parents' kitchen table resembles a small pharmacy with no less than 20 or so meds between them...yep, I said 20. Due to ignorance, they're allowing themselves to be placed on a pharmacological treadmill with no chances of ever getting off. Each new med seems to require the assistance of one or two more meds just to counter act the side effects of the first.
Doctors are to busy to prescribe alternative methods of treatments, and the pill pushers also throw cash their way to prescribe their wares. And by the same token...people are dying from their own lack of knowledge and lack of discipline.
JB
My Step Father was 65 when I got him on a caloric rated diet. When I say that, I mean, I'm having him eat more fiber, not changing his overall diet, but taking in more fillers like fiber, salad, etc. With this, he's an active person, he works on cars, is a very high paced guy (walks fast and is high strung), however, I had him walk on a treadmill or outside for a half hour a day with my mother whom was also trying to lose weight. He went from 195lbs (5ft 2in) with a variety of medications to half his meds, lower colestorol & blood pressure and his sleep apnea is better. His weight how is 160lbs, actually gained almost an inch in height due to his spine over 3years decompressing from therapy appointments.
My diet is still low/no fats from dressings and toppings, but I get my fats from the meats Ill eat which is acceptable. Carbs, Ill eat a variety of veggies and fruits, plus gain some fiber to stay full. I still eat constantly throughout the day, but it's good quality. Exercise 2hrs 6x a week, however, I still had a mild heart attack when I was 26.
A slim/light person can still have the same odds of a heart attack as anyone else. levels of cholestorol, blood pressure, etc, are going to factor in. though, being 200+lbs and short isn't going to help you either.
If you like steak, you're not going to like the diet. Trust me, look into building up other things like fiber and other low calorie but filling alternatives to add into your diet. There are a vast variety of grains which you can buy that do this as well. Overall though, still, see a dietician. Your health conditions, age, activity level, job, genetics, are going to be a good determining factor of what you should do suggested from a clinic. One or two visits can help you lose a lot of weight, or just know exactly what you need other then finding bits & pieces of truths for your specific needs.