Weighing too much and having too much fat is number one problem for the Portuguese. It weakens and kills more people than any other disease. Many persons carrying too much body weight and specially too much fat, will have to go on a diet or else will die still young. If someone is overweight it will shorten its life, according to statistics, from one to ten years, depending on the quantity of fat in excess at stake.

If a person is 10% or more above the normal weight, it must be considered excessive weight, and it will take years of life. If the person is 5% above the normal weight, she isn’t fat, but for health preservation it is advised to lose some pounds and to keep an ideal weight or stay a little under it.

The Food Reeducation and Behavioural program and Body Modelling by Clínica do Tempo®, enables an individualisation of the alimentary regime and weight and fat excess reduction, at any age, in a healthy and permanent way. So it is possible to timely prevent different pathologies, of genetic origin or related to lifestyle and life experiences, hence prolonging longevity.