Showing posts with label Obesity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obesity. Show all posts

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Choose one type food Trigger Obesity

Reduce calorie intake does not always succeed in making us lose weight. According to an expert, the more effective is to choose the right foods.

According to David Ludwig, obesity expert and professor of nutrition TH Chan of Harvard School of Public Health, weight gain begins when a person chooses the wrong foods.

The wrong kind of food that would disrupt hormones and cause the craving cycle (always hungry and want a snack).

In his latest book "Always Hungry?", He argued that the primary cause of the obesity epidemic is not the excess calories, but high glikemiks excess food such as sugar, processed carbohydrates and grains Polished, white.

"A diet low in fat and high in carbohydrates will increase the level of insulin and reprogrammed cells store excess fat calories. Insulin is a fertilizer for fat cells," said Ludwig.

The most effective way to reduce insulin levels is to reduce the intake of processed carbohydrates and protein and fat balance.

Ludwig said the high-fat diet is the fastest way to change metabolism. "If insulin levels are low, then the fat cells become quiet and we are freed from the cycle of hunger, want snacking and overeating," he said.

He also introduced a weight loss program that has three phases. The first phase is to avoid processed carbohydrates, added sugar and grain products for two weeks.

"Carbohydrates are eaten must be in the form of vegetables instead of starch, fruit, and nuts. After two weeks, we start again to consume whole grains, potatoes, except white potatoes, and a little extra sugar. Do this until the weight down," he said.

Weight loss can be achieved in a few weeks or months in people whose weight is very excessive.

Diet program also does not prohibit the intake of saturated fat. According to him when we reduce the processed carbohydrates and insulin levels go down, then the saturated fat we eat more quickly burned.

"Stop thinking about whether saturated fat is good or bad. This diet program is based on whole natural foods, including saturated fat. But it must be balanced between saturated and unsaturated fats like nuts, avocados, olive oil," he said.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Dangers of Obesity

Dangers of Obesity
Obesity is determined by looking at the body mass index (IBM), which is a measure of body fat. IBM has 30 or greater is classified as obese. Being obese carry other health risks, including heart disease, diabetes, and impaired function.

Causes of obesity derived either biologically or medically. Genetic factors, as well as medications and certain conditions can cause weight gain. However, it is important to remember that eating too much and unhealthy lifestyle is also a major factor.

But everyone also needs some body fat to store energy, as heat insulation, shock absorption, and other functions. The average woman has more body fat than men. Comparison between the normal-weight body fat is around 25-30% in women and 18-23% in men. Women with more body fat from 30% body fat and men with more than 25% are considered obese.

Someone who has a weight 20% higher than the middle value range of normal weight is considered obese.

Obesity is classified into 3 groups:


  • Mild obesity: overweight 20-40%
  • Moderate obesity: overweight 41-100%
  • Severe obesity: excess body weight> 100% (Obesity weight found as many as 5% of the people who are obese).


Here you will experience if you suffer from obesity, as reported by Healthcentral:

1. If you are obese, your knees and hips experience up to three times more pressure in every step.

2. If you are obese, your knees and hips experience up to six times as much pressure as you walk down the stairs.

3. For every ten pounds overweight is rising, increasing the risk of osteoarthritis of about 40%.

4. Obesity is a risk factor for the development of arthritis, hip knee, hand and ankle.

5. In women who are able to lose at least 11 pounds of body weight, can reduce the risk of arthritis of more than 50%.


Danger on the Brain

Excess weight not only affects the width of the waist, but also the health of the brain. Some cases of obesity is harmful to the brain, according to a new study. Refer to the explanation of the effect of obesity on the brain more, as reported by My Health News Daily below.

- Obesity and food addiction
According to one study, obesity is automatically changing ones diet. You will get addicted to eat if you gain weight. This is because the brain needs satisfied with sugary and fatty foods.

- Obesity and immune system
The study, reported in the meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found a relationship of obesity and the immune system. Initially, obesity alter the performance of the immune system thereby increasing the risk of inflammation. The inflammation then affects the brain and destroy some parts there. As a result, volatile mood and make someone difficult to break the habit of overeating.

- Obesity and dementia
In relation to inflammation caused by obesity, it turns out that the state of mind and body become easily stressed. In addition, belly fat also makes smaller brain size. Thus increasing the risk of dementia in patients with obesity.


- Obesity and memory
Study in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society says obesity can damage a person's memory. This is because there is a hormone produced by fat that cause inflammation. The inflammation then affect a person's cognitive part that leads to memory loss.

Obesity is a source of danger to your life, including the causes of hyperuricemia are widely implicated as a trigger for a variety of malignancies. Even so, you have to address obesity in a smart way. Know, obesity is not simply a matter of excess body weight, but also about other issues that exist in the body itself. Caution is needed to tackle obesity. Obesity should be addressed in an appropriate manner in order to obtain optimal results and is safe for health.

Consumption of slimming medicines or doing slimming method using advanced tools is not a safe way to escape from obesity. Instant ways it invites a variety of serious hazards and bad for health. Very likely if the harm caused would be far more dangerous than the problem of obesity it self. Some slimming drugs have a diuretic effect which can cause uric acid levels to a level that is getting boosted even further than the normal rate. Some slimming drugs can cause increased blood pressure which is not desired by people with hyperuricemia. Not only trigger an increase in uric acid, but a number of slimming drugs also invited various other hazards, including the cause of death.

Choosing the right diet is a wise step to restore the body's metabolic functions to the right track. There are a variety of programs for slimming diets offered a number of experts. At least, more than a hundred kinds of diet program has its own advantages and disadvantages. You do not rush tempted to choose a diet program that gives bombastic promises weight reduction. Treatment of your body wisely by selecting a diet program that rational and safe for you.

Gradual decrease in body weight will yield more lasting than instant weight reduction is temporary. Slimming program should you understood correctly. Concentrate not just get an ideal body weight, but also get rid of excess body fat. Depreciation indicator of body fat there is on your waist. circumference of the dish is not only beautiful to look slim, as well as a significant capital to get a better quality of health. Slim body is not only better in terms of aesthetics, but also better quality is viewed from the perspective of health.

Many diet programs offer weight shrinkage. Unfortunately, not shrinking body weight should you think. Stop the obsession to have a thin body. Expect to have a slim body. Slim body is a body which has a weight of fat, muscle, and body fluids proportionally. The ideal condition is a reflection of the quality of health. Slender body with a slim tummy capital long-term health, including the prevention of hyperuricemia associated with disease.

Each individual needs slimming program that is personal because of the problems faced by every person is different. Body fat from the outside it looks the same for everyone. However, the factors that trigger different. You have to identify the sources of problems that make you obese. Maybe because you have excess calories, the wrong foods, less mobile, or suffering from certain diseases so that your body tends to store fat and ultimately make you obese.

Make sure you choose a healthy slimming program with proper diet, supplementation as a supporter, and adequate exercise to get slim body permanently.

Causes of Obesity in Mom

Causes of Obesity
Modern women increasingly rare activity clean the house. As a result, they could be at risk of overweight to obese, according to new research.

In 1965 ago, the average woman spent 26 hours each week for cooking, cleaning, and washing dishes or clothes. But now, she only spent half of the time.

"Actually, we're trying to find what has changed in the environment that lead to obesity," said lead researcher Edward Archer of the University of South Carolina, as quoted by The Daily News.

Archer also added that the work of women who require it to sit for a long time and rarely clean the house suspected to be the cause of the onset of obesity.

Cases of obesity is increasing for the last decade, especially in the United States. Quite an irony, considering that there are still many poor countries where the population is still very hungry.

Researchers also warned that moving lazy habits of pregnant women not only endanger the health of the mother, but also the baby.

"In addition to women, men too lazy to move more and more in number. That is a factor of the obesity epidemic today," said Archer.

Signs to look out for obesity

In addition to hormonal disorders that can lead to obesity, unhealthy lifestyle is also one of the causes of obesity. For that, you are advised to identify early signs of obesity in order to handle these conditions with a better way. Well, here are some signs that you need to be aware of childhood obesity, as reported by Boldsky.

1. Cellulite

Cellulite is an accumulation of fat in certain parts of the body such as the abdomen, thighs, arms and others. Cellulite can also change the colour and texture of your skin so you also get stretch marks easily.

2. Pain in the knee

Along with the increase in body weight, the pressure on the knee even bigger. As a result, simple knee felt sore and stiff.

3. Varicose veins

Varicose veins is a condition in which the blood vessels under the skin ruptured. This is not always due to obesity but excessive weight gain can increase the risk of varicose veins.

4. High cholesterol

Obesity is naturally associated with an unhealthy lifestyle. Unhealthy eating habits make harmful cholesterol accumulates in the body and block your arteries.

5. Shortness of breath

When there is too much fat in your chest, it puts more pressure on the lungs. That's why, you may feel short of breath after mild physical exercise.

6. Heart disease


Cholesterol and heart block are the side effects of obesity. When there is too much fat in the liver, it makes the blood flow. Stroke, heart attack and high blood pressure is a common problem experienced by patients with obesity.