Obesity is a medical condition where excessive amounts of body fat accumulate to the extent that it poses health risks. Obesity is on the rise in developing countries as people adopt mass production of food and increase physical activity levels. Apart from being a major health concern, obesity affects weight, appetite, and general health. People who are underweight (weigh less than ideal) are also at risk of becoming obese. Therefore, it's important to understand how to prevent and treat obesity.
What is obesity?
Obesity : is the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat in the body, which leads to an abnormal increase in a person's weight, in relation to his height and age. And if a person gains more than 20% of his normal weight, as a result of the accumulation of fat. We call it fat.
How can we diagnose whether a person is fat or not?
There is a good way to determine whether a person is obese or not, it is called (mass coefficient), and it is divided by the current weight by the square of the height in metres: if the result ranged from 25-30 then the person is slightly obese, and if the result ranged from 30-40 then he is moderately obese If the result is more than 40, then the person suffers from excessive obesity, but if the result is less than 18, then he is underweight. (Normal ratio from 20 - 22).
Example: A person weighs 100 kilograms, is 1.7 meters tall.
So the mass factor is = 100 ➗ 1.7 x 1.7 = 34.6 This person is moderately obese.
What is the normal percentage of fat in your body?
The body contains about 30 billion fat cells, distributed in different areas, and stores within it approximately 15 kg of fat in the form of triglycerides.
These fats constitute 15-18% of the body weight in males. And from 20-25% in the case of females. Usually this percentage increases with age, and if this percentage exceeds 25% in males, and 30% in females, they suffer from obesity.
Symptoms of obesity and what are the risks of obesity
Overweight people face many health risks because their extra weight causes them severe pain and discomfort all the time. People who are obese are more likely to have heart disease, diabetes, some types of cancer, and other health problems.
In addition, people who are obese have a lower life expectancy compared to people of normal weight. Thus avoiding excessive obesity to avoid the following symptoms:
- extreme tiredness
- Joint pain and lower back pain
- breathing difficulties
- High blood pressure
- snoring
- skin infections
- Depression
- joint pain
- laziness and lethargy
- Indigestion
- infertility
- increase sweat
- lack of self-confidence
- headache
- increase body hair
- Tumors
- lack of agility
The effect of obesity in advanced cases results in many incurable diseases, such as:
- Cardiovascular disease problems : Such as high blood pressure, angina pectoris, heart rhythm disturbances, high levels of fats in the blood, and others
- diabetes : Obesity makes the patient more susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes, as the high body mass index increases the chance of infection, and people who suffer from the accumulation of fat in the abdominal area above the limit are more likely to develop diabetes.
- cancer : A person with obesity is more susceptible to various types of cancer such as endometrial cancer, postmenopausal breast cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, and kidney cancer.
- digestive problems : Obesity increases the chance of gallstones and liver problems such as enlargement of the liver and damage to the liver and others, and the symptoms of GERD are more common in obese people.
- Breathing problems : Obese people have difficulty breathing, and obesity is associated with a greater prevalence of the crisis.
- arthritis : The increase in weight increases the load on the joints, especially the lower extremities and the lower back.
- A disorder in the sex hormones : Which leads to disturbances in the menstrual cycle and infertility, thus difficulty in getting pregnant and increasing the risk of malformations in the fetus.
- And other problems, including kidney disease.
Child obesity
Many scientists believe that genetics plays a role in the occurrence of obesity, and its transmission from grandparents and parents to children, and some believe that there is a defect that occurs in some genetic cheeses, and this defect is responsible for the occurrence of obesity in some people.
study:
Some studies have proven that if one of the parents is obese, the odds of having obese children may reach 40%, but if both parents are obese, the odds of having obese children rise to 80%. However, if both parents are agile, the odds of having obese children do not exceed 0,974
what do fat children inherit from grandparents and fathers?
There are several factors that children inherit from their fathers, such as:
- The number of fat cells increased over the normal range.
- Areas of fat distribution in the body, such as the buttocks, and the abdomen, for example.
- Obese children may inherit an imbalance in chemical reactions, which results in an increased accumulation of body fat.
- They may inherit a lack of ability to consume fat and break it down.
- And some inherit changes in some hormones in the body, such as: the increase in the secretion of the hormone insulin, which in turn leads to an increase in the formation and accumulation of body fat.
- There are sons who inherit from parents binge eating
- And others inherit laziness, lethargy, and lack of movement from their parents.
Obesity treatment
Obesity treatment tips
If you think that you are on a strict diet, for a short period, you will get rid of your poison forever.. you are wrong. And if you think that you will continue your bad eating habits without counting, and that you will get rid of obesity, then you are wrong.
If you remain lazy, lethargic, sit in front of the TV, eat for hours, and think that your obesity will leave your body, then you are wrong.
But my dear: you need a lot to say goodbye to your fat, and get rid of fat | your body, and get back in shape.
Requested from you :
- To change your lifestyle and become a new person for life
- To change your bad eating habits without the expense
- To say goodbye to laziness and lethargy, and to become an active person who perseveres in exercise and walking
- Strong will and sincere determination to fight obesity that is protected with determination and determination
- Don't get bored or despair, the road is long and long.. and the opponent is strong and severe, and you will not be able to eliminate it in weeks or months
obesity treatments
- Diet diet with intriguing calories, limited in the amount of sugars, starches, and fats.
- Keeping up with outdoor sports, especially walking, and avoiding laziness, lethargy and car rides.
These are the two important means in fighting obesity and getting rid of it.. There are some means, and other auxiliary factors:
- pharmaceutical
- Chinese needles
- Electromagnetic waves (medical throat)
- Medicinal herbs and surgery
- Liposuction
- Use of sound waves
- Lasers
Before this and that, there is an important weapon that must be used in this battle, which is the weapon of strong determination, sincere intention, will and determination, and not boredom or despair.