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Health
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Obesity
is most often defined in terms of body weight
relative to height, since both height and weight
are easily measurable. If analyze more precisely,
ideal body weight depends on your height, sex,
age and type of body build viz. with large, medium,
or small frames. Though over weight may cause
due to thyroid problems or hormone imbalance,
or on an inherited tendency to put on weight easily,
the major reason for obesity is over eating and
lack of exercise. If you eat more calories than
you burn off, the surplus calories are stored
as fat. Extra weight is due to extra eating !
It is surprising to note that if you eat just
one extra slice of bread a day above your actual
needs and continue this for 5 years you will add
45 pounds (20.5kg) 90 lbs (41 kg) in 10 years
and so on to your body.
Obesity can have devastating consequences for
health and happiness. On an emotional level it
can lead to a lack of self – esteem and
depression as you cannot enjoy a real active life.
Women are more prone to obesity than men because
their bodies are more efficient at storing fat.
Obesity can also lower a woman’s chances
of conception.
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The
prevalence of obesity increases with age, is higher
in women than men, Obesity increases the likelihood
of high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure,
and diabetes and therefore of the diseases for
which such conditions are risk factors —
coronary heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease.
It also increases the likelihood of gallbladder
disease and cancers of the breast and uterus.
Thus, obesity increases overall mortality rates,
and it does so in proportion to the degree and
duration of overweight. Individuals who become
obese at the earliest ages are at highest risk
of premature mortality. Distribution of excess
fat to the upper body rather than the lower body
may also increase risk….”
Though the causes of obesity are incompletely
understood the studies suggest that programs combining
diet and exercise help obese individuals lose
more weight and maintain losses longer than either
program does separately.
Always remember that if you eat just one slice
of bread less a day against your actual needs
and continue this for 5 years you will reduce
45 pounds (20.5kg) 90 lbs(41 kg)in 10 years and
so on from your body.
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