THE OBESITY PANDEMIC
What does your BMI say? Are you at risk? Are you overweight? Is your blood pressure normal? Do you eat large servings of fatty, high-calorie, refined, and processed foods? Does your diet come mainly from fast-food outlets?
The problem of overweight and obesity has become so wide-spread that health professionals have begun calling it a pandemic. When any disease reaches high levels in a community or geographic area, medical science refers to it as an epidemic, but when it occurs in many parts of the world at the same time, it’s termed pandemic.According to the World Health Organization, at least 2.8 million people die worldwide each year as a direct result of being overweight or obese. It strikes rich and poor countries alike.
You can calculate the amount of overweight or obesity, usually defined as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health,” by finding your body mass index (BMI). To do the math, di-vide your weight in pounds by the square of your height in inches then multiply that answer by 703. If your BMI is equal to or more than 25, you are overweight, and if it is equal to or more than 30, you have obesity. In either case, it is good to start a program of lifestyle changes.
How to calculate BMI?
The formula in metric units is: BMI = (weight in kilograms) / (height in meters x height in meters). For example, if you weigh 60 kilograms and are 1.70 meters high, the BMI will be: BMI = 60 / (1.7 x 1.7) = 20.8 (you are in the normal category).If you do not want to bother to make the calculations, just go to the Internet for a BMI calculator.
DOES IT MATTER IF I M OBESE???
"Today is yesterday’s effect and Tomorrow’s cause" -------phillip gribble
Obesity is a serious health threat worldwide. It increases the risk of developing life-shortening conditions including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, sleep apnea and cancer. Excessive weight also affects the musculo skeletal system.
Obesity is mother of all diseases.
How to get rid of obesity or overweight
1. Do Exercise
It should be a part of routine to lose weight. No weight loss program can be successful without a workout regime. Exercise can be in any form you are comfortable with. May be walking to gyming to swimming.Losing weight with these small changes is possible. Weight loss should not be sudden; it should be slow over a period of few months. Even 2 kgs in a month will lead to 10 kgs in 5 months.
2. Eat nutrients rich food
utrient-rich World’s Healthiest Foods provide our body with outstanding nutrient support that enables ourbody to carry out its metabolic activities in an optimal way. Metabolic activities, such as the burning of unwanted fat (a process called beta-oxidation), are best supported by a diet that is rich in nutrients.
3. Practice Yoga
Yoga is so much more than a weight-loss program, but it has helped many people shed extra pounds, even some who have spent years trying to slim down in other ways without success. Studies show that a complete yoga program—asana, breathing techniques, and meditation—can peel off the pounds.How does yoga do it? Well, the most obvious explanation is all the calories burned practicing asana, especially in vigorous yoga classes. Still, many students lose weight even when their yoga practice is gentle and doesn't burn that many calories
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