Obesity, BMI, Causes, Symptoms and Preventions | WHFinfo.blogspot.com

 

Obesity:

                          Obesity is a complex medical condition due to excessive amount of fat. Obesity is due to eating excess food, taking extra calories than the body can use in the normal activities. Body stores extra calories as fat. Obesity can be measured by body mass index called BMI. It is a medical problem that increased risk of serious diseases like heart disease, diabetes type 2, higher blood pressure, cancer etc.

Obese person

What is BMI?                                                                                              

                         A measurement which we get by dividing weight by square of height.

BMI	Classification
18.5 or under	underweight
18.5 to 24.9	normal
25 to 29.9	overweight
34 or above	obesity

 

                   BMI in athletes is not an accurate because they are muscular and their weight is muscle mass not body fat. Diseases or health conditions which relate obesity are high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol level which lead to heart attack. Type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity. 40% of different types of cancer are linked to obesity.

Causes:

Ø  Lack of exercise

Ø  No physical activity

Ø  Much food intake

Ø  Genetics  also linked to obesity

Ø  Medical conditions also lead to the obesity by increasing appetite and slowing metabolism  

Ø  Hormone imbalance i.e., menopause

 Symptoms:

Ø  Excess body fat around waist

Ø  Trouble in sleep

Ø  Sweating

Ø  Back and joint pain  

Ø  Chronic pain i.e., arthritis

Ø  Hypothyroidism

Ø  Mental disorder

Ø  Early age puberty in girls

Ø  Late puberty in boys

Ø  Trouble in breathing

Ø  Constipation

Ø  Orthopedic disorder i.e., flat feet

 Preventive Measures:

                        According to WHO obesity is preventable. Prevention is better than cure. All over the world professionals of health and fitness recommend some measures to reduce your body weight. These are given below.  

Ø  Change Lifestyle

Ø  Diet i.e., balanced diet

Ø  Exercise i.e., yoga

Ø  Sleep i.e., 7 to 9 hours sleep is enough

Ø  Decrease intake of fast food

Ø  Always take home made meal

Ø  Increase consumption of fruits, vegetables, healthy protein i.e., poultry fish, beans etc.

Ø  Only fruit sugar is enough

Ø  No added sugar

Ø  Fat  is linked to cardiovascular diseases

Balanced diet

 

Exercise to reduce obesity:

Walking:

·         30 to 50 minutes walk reduce weight

Jogging /Running:

    These two can help in burning fat specially belly fat. Get starts 20 to 25 minutes running 3 to 4 times per week and get results.

Cycling:

   Cycling is very popular exercise. It is useful in fitness and weight loss. Cycling can be done in gym by stationary cycle or can be done outdoor. Regular cycling lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

Weight lifting:

   It can help you lose weight and strengthen the muscles.

Swimming:

  It can improve flexibility, reduce heart disease risk factor and help you lose weight.

Yoga:

  It is popular exercise which relieves stress. It is weight loss exercise which can be done anywhere.

Exercises, cycling

Conclusion:

  Many exercises like yoga, walking, cycling and swimming can help you to reduce weight. But important is that choose an exercise which you like and enjoy doing. More important is you will stick to it for long term and see wonderful results.