How weight gain is bad and what diseases can
be caused due to obesity. What can
overweight people do to lose weight and stay
in shape?
Description:
A person is said to be obese if he/she has
a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2
or higher. There is an increased need to
cut down obesity and keep weight under
control as obesity comes with a series of
ailments. Exercise is the foremost thing to
be done that can help bring down body
weight.
Content Highlights:
Obesity is accompanied by many diseases
like depression, cardio vascular
disorders, diabetes and many more. And
with the increase in obesity cases
across the globe, there is a dying need
to adapt a weight loss regime.
Good physical exercise is probably the
best way to lose weight and stay fit. A
brisk walk or a jog must be an everyday
habit, rather than a sporadic one.
Obesity is not undefeatable. It just
takes some self control and a lot of
will-power. More importantly, it is
about changing the mentality and about
how one feels about oneself.
Interesting fact:
As of 2005 the WHO estimates that at
least 400 million adults (9.8%) are
obese, with higher rates among women
than men.
The twenty first century has brought in its
wake a multitude of new problems which we
wouldn’t have imagined earlier. Obesity is
one of them, and a major one at that. As of
2005 the WHO estimates that at least 400
million adults (9.8%) are obese, with higher
rates among women than men. Owing to the
sudden increase in the number of deaths
caused by cardiovascular diseases,
obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of
cancer and osteoarthritis, diabetes mellitus
type 2, the governments of various nations
have started bringing out healthcare
programs with special attention to weight
loss and fitness.
A person is said to be obese if he/she has a
Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2
or higher. Between 1980 and 2000 the
obesity rates in adults have almost doubled
and with the numbers increasing it presents
a very scary scenario. The primary reason
for obesity is high calorie food intake and
lack of physical exercise, which has become
a part of our life style.
Weight-loss programs have recently become
great hits among people. There are a lot of
ways one can lose weight and maintain a
level of fitness. Let’s start with dieting,
a practice that has always been quite
popular among girls, who aspire to get that
super model look. Though dieting is a very
good way to lose weight, ‘crash dieting’ and
‘unregulated-fasting’ can lead to severe
side effects because food is just not
calories. It provides six essential
nutrients like proteins, vitamins,
carbohydrates, fats, dietary minerals and
water. Any diet that fails to provide the
minimal nutritional requirements of all of
these can threaten the health of the person
with direct impacts on the day-to-day active
life.
So instead of just starving, and go on a
binge later, it is always advisable to stick
to a balanced diet with low fat, low calorie
and high nutritional content diet. The best
way perhaps is to avoid eating between meals
and snacking.
Good physical exercise is probably the best
way to lose weight and stay fit. A brisk
walk or a jog must be an everyday habit,
rather than a sporadic one. Aerobic
exercises, apart from helping you to shed
weight, enhance your cardio-vascular system
and strengthen your muscles. Regular
exercise can help prevent or treat serious
conditions like high blood pressure,
obesity, heart disease, insomnia, and
depression.
There has been a recent interest in Yoga
too. Yoga helps a person to stay absolutely
fit, apart from giving him/her a sense of
peace and total ease with the surroundings.
It has been in practice for centuries and
when learnt under proper supervision can
tone a person’s muscles and increase the
metabolism.
Obesity is not undefeatable. It just takes
some self control and a lot of will-power.
More importantly, it is about changing the
mentality and about how one feels about
oneself. Staying fit with a healthy eating
habit is a better deal than having to suffer
from the disease. After all, prevention is
much, much better than the cure!
