Unfortunately, obesity is a word to often found in the media and while it can mean excessively overweight, it can surprisingly include those that know they are carrying a bit more weight than is healthy for them. After the UK government’s recent report on obesity, it is now being reported that between half and two-thirds of men and women in 63 countries across five continents (excluding the US!) were overweight or obese in 2006.
Though stretch marks themselves do not cause harm to health or the body’s function they may in some cases be quite obvious and affect your self-esteem or can undermine confidence. Because of this, attempts at avoiding stretch marks are commonplace especially in trying to avoid stretch marks during pregnancy when you are most aware of the potential for stretch marks to appear.
