If you ask people around you, what they think the standard answer will be "if it happens it's going to happen, there isn't anything I can do about it, so why bother!" Nothing could be further from the truth. If you were to ask someone later in life who is facing surgery, how they feel about it, the answer would likely be much different!

    So what kind of surgeries are possibly related to obesity, and poor diet choices? The answers are almost endless, but here are a few for starters:

• Joint surgery such as hips, knees.

• Foot surgery.

• Arterial surgery.

• Cardiac surgery.

• Organ transplants.

    The list is actually much much longer, but you get the idea, the complications to your health due to obesity and poor diet choices are very serious. Don't take your health for granted!