The onset of bathing suit season has a way of resuscitating our No. 1 New Year's resolution: Lose Weight.
Beach-bound or not, it's a worthwhile goal, since excess weight not only increases our risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer, but also compromises our psychological welfare: Being overweight lowers self-esteem and heightens vulnerability to anxiety and depression. And with more than one of every two U.S. adults considered overweight, one in five of them obese, health officials have declared the problem an epidemic of crisis proportions.
