If you want to shed that extra flab, make sure your daily dietary food contains garlic, asparagus, grains and fibre. Along with daily exercise limit calories from added sugars, processed red meat saturated oils and trans fat (ghee, butter, stick margarine) …,says a recent study from National Institute of Health.
WHO defines obesity as medical condition where BMI (body mass index) is greater than 30. It is calculated as weight in kg divided by height in metre square. BMI 25-30 is considered overweight.
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While globally, thousands die of malnutrition daily equal number die of obesity! Among modern lifestyle diseases obesity tops the list. It is the killer, the mother of all diseases. It is the root cause of all the lifestyle diseases like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases, cancer PCOD, gall bladder and kidney stones, arthritis, … the list endless.
Besides an obese person has breathlessness problem, acidity, sweating , snoring ….again 2nd list endless!
Obesity is blot on humanity to say the least. One must remember every obese child is an obese adult. Therefore sports, exercise and healthy dietary habits must be inculcated in early life.
An obese, person is sluggish, lazy. Has low self-esteem and is embarrassed in any company or social circle. He has difficulty also in finding job. When he/she applies for any job, credentials are given backseat or application rejected outright due to his low personality.
Morbid obesity (fatty tissue issue) where stubborn fat accumulates especially around belly, thighs and hips can be treated by Liposuction or bariatric surgery as last resort. Before that all efforts must be made to join gym and weight training centres to burn calories by vigorous exercises like treadmill, dumbbell, elliptical, leg press, bench press…et el.
Having said that I must hasten to add that, obesity is such a diseases you don’t have to go to doctor to diagnose or treat it! Just hit the treadmill or any running trek and cut dietary calories.
As easy as that. Only one needs determination.
One should not fall prey to catchy ads on TV and commercial. They mesmerise you saying, you will be slim and trim overnight.
If you go on buying such slimming products you will burn more money than fat ! Here there is no shortcut formula to fitness. Even crash diet, keto diets aimed to maintain a zero figure is more of a fashion and lasts temporarily.
The word FAT, in general has bad reputation in today’s fitness conscious world. It has received bad press over the years. The only good thing about fat is that it makes food taste better, and it is essential for vital functions and metabolism in our body. Lipids are carrier of fat soluble vitamins and act as energy reserves.
The other soothing things associated with fat are : a fat little baby, good fat ( HDL cholesterol !),a fat monthly salary and last but not the least a big fat bank balance!
