Obesity

Obesity is the origin of many diseases, it is one of the most serious problem about global health in 21st century. Obesity statistics are increasing, especially child obesity.
Obesity definition: What is obesity?
An easy method is to measure around the waist. If the waist is more than 94cm in man or more than 80cm in woman, this person has a problem about obesity-related health problem.
The most common method which is currently used is to measure body mass index (BMI)
How to calculate BMI
BMI= Weight / (Height ^2) = Kilograms / (meters ^2)= lb*703/in^2

 Effects of obesity
Obesity increases the probability to have diseases: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, gallbladder and liver disease, dyslipidemia ( high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides), cardiovascular diseases, obstructive and asthma,coronary heart disease, respiratory problems

These diseases are very dangerous and reduce life expectancy.

In the life:

You may not do the thing you want. You cannot take part in any activities such as running , dance… You can not sociable with the public so you will avoid everyone. You may encounter discrimination, stereotype, losing attraction. It leads to some related issues: depression, disability, physical discomfort, social isolation

Cause of obesity:

Obesity is caused by endocrine disorders, or psychiatric illness, decreased in ambient temperature, decreased rates of smoking, hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, growth hormone deficiency and the eating disorders. Some medications may cause weight gain or changes in body composition; these include insulin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones…Other factors are age ( when you are more old, you do not need more calorie), gender ( Men use more calorie than women, so women is usually more overweight than men), physical activities(more activities use more calorie), feeling( eating to forget other emotion such as tired, anger,…), unhealthy eating habits( eat more meat, do not eat vegetables, eat fastfood, not eat breakfast, eat in night), lack of sleep( create hoocmon which stimulus eating habit), technology’s developing (it makes human more lazy: computer, TV, car, telephone, robot…)

Obesity treatment: How to lose weight?

The best way to lose way is dieting and physical exercise because it does not have the side effects. However, it needs the patience and try the best.

Dieting:  have a healthy diet, more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and reducing portion sizes, meats, fat. Limited uses fast food.

Physical training: increase levels, let’s train with the daily work you do. Walking to shopping or walking to the bus station. Walking around the house. Do chore work by hand: washing clothes, sweeping, cleaning house, cutting the grass… walking instead of using elevators, walking the dog... The initial goal is loss 5 to 10 percent of your total weight.

A second way is using medications: orlistat (Xenical), is usually used widely  and use for long term, it loses an average of 2.9 kg (6.4 lb) at 1 to 4 years but it is said that it has some negative effects on the kidneys. There are two other medications. Lorcaserin (Belviq) results in an average 3.1 kg weight loss (3% of body mass) greater than placebo over a year. A combination of phentermine and topiramate (Qsymia) is also some effective.

Surgery should be a final method which uses for dangerously obese because it is expensive and have some  risk of complications. Surgery may be used to reduce stomach volume or bowel length, leading to earlier full and reduced ability to absorb nutrients from food,. One study found a weight loss of between 14% and 25% (depending on the type of procedure performed) at 10 years, and a 29% reduction in all cause mortality when compared to standard weight loss measures.
Obesity prevention

Eating habits: use balance diet: reduce consume energy-dense foods ( fat, sugar, high cholesterol…), increase using dietary fiber (vegetable, fruit, whole grains…). You must control your eating

Do exercise: In your daily life and your freetime. Walking, play sport, travelling, do chore work… are good ideas

Check your health periodically: To know your health and cure it when it began to risk. It’ is easy to cure before become bigger problems

Here is some information about obesity. I hope that you can use it for improving your health.