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Obesity is referred as the condition of excess fat content in the body. Obesity can occur to all age groups. Obesity occurs when the body consumes more calories than it burns. Body mass index is generally used by the medical practitioner to confirm the obesity level in the body. If the body mass index (BMI) is more than 40 kg/m2 then it is considered as severe obesity. If the BMI rate is between 40.0 to 49.9 kg/m2 then it is considered as morbid obesity and if the BMI rate is greater than 50 kg/m2 then its is considered as super obese. Obesity is treated as an epidemic disease due to its reflecting dramatic changes in the behavior patterns of the society. So, due to this social changes and fat food transition, the obesity epidemic grows fast. Developed nations, urbanizations, modernization and globalizations are the forces driving this obesity epidemic into large unit. Obesity is the major problem facing by more than 300 million people in the world. Obesity has a predominant effect on individual life. Dietary calories, Genetic problems, Sedentary life style, Infectious agents, Medical and psychiatric illness and Social determinants are the factors causing obesity. Obesity health risks: Due to the obesity factors, lots of people were facing many health risks .These obesity health risks are very harmful to the people. People with obesity disorder have chances of dying early. Here is the list of obesity health risks: • Prostate, Breast, Kidney, Endometrial, Colon and Esophageal cancer • Osteoarthritis • Heart disease • Type-1,Type 2 diabetes • Breathing difficulties (asthma). • Fatty liver disease • Gallbladder disease • Chronic Venus insufficiency • Deep vein thrombosis • Arthritis Obesity health risks also include social and emotional problems. These obesity factors increases health problems with increase in age. Obesity health risks can be prevented by two main factors: • Take less calories and burn more calories • Take protein diet food • Stop alcohols and drugs • Maintain balance weight • Perform physical exercise • Avoid taking fat content foods • Avoid beverages which contain high sugar kevels. • Take calorie deficit foods like fruits and vegetables. Planning proper diet plan: Take calorie deficit content to get rid of obesity health risks. For this you need to plan a less food intake at regular intervals of time. Avoid taking junk foods which contains oil, sugar and flour. Having fiber-rich foods like apples, oranges, grapes, broccoli and lemon can prevent obesity. The energy produced by these fiber-rich foods can be easily burned by the body at high speed. Make a track record of your diet and checkout the calories to burn out daily. Have 10-15 glasses of water daily to avoid hunger .It helps in increasing metabolism rate and reduces over weight (obesity). By drinking water daily you can control obesity level. Water helps in increasing metabolism rate rapidly and helps in losing over weight by burning fat at high speed. Doing physical exercises: Natural exercise play a key role in getting rid of obesity health risks. Exercise increases the Metabolism rate , which is the process of burning calories required by the body. If the metabolism rate is high in the body then it will be easy to lose weight and if the metabolism rate is low then easy to gain more weight. So, in order to maintain high metabolism rate we have to pan for regular exercises like walking, Aerobic exercises, skipping, jumping, cycling, weight lifting exercise, swimming and sit-ups. So, planning for regular exercise will be really helpful in getting rid of obesity health risks. Avoiding alcohols/smoking will helpful in preventing obesity. Don’t use un-prescribed medical drugs which may cause several side effects. Getting rid of obesity is very important because it causes many health related problems .Obesity can be avoided by improving metabolism rate by taking calorie-deficit food along with some physical exercises. Obesity can also be prevented by using drugs but they may contain some side effects which may cause several health related problems. <!–INFOLINKS_OFF–>
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New Dietary Guidelines: What You Need to Know
Have you heard the news? The new Dietary Guidelines were released this week. Among the new recommendations? More seafood, less sugar and sodium. The guidelines, published jointly every five years since 1980 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture, aim at promoting good health and preventing chronic disease. Addressing the obesity epidemic in the United States, the new version emphasizes caloric intake and the increase of physical activity.
New and notable features of this version include: recommendations that are directional rather than including precise amounts, a key recommendation for increasing seafood intake, consideration of eating behaviors and limiting specific foods because they are substantial sources of sodium, saturated fat, cholesterol, trans fat or added sugars. There is also a focus on nutrients that are a public health concern and new alcohol consumption guidelines for breastfeeding women (read more about that by clicking here).
Main Messages and Tips:
- Balance calories over time and at each life stage by increasing physical activity and consuming fewer calories than expended.
- Monitor calories from both food and beverages (including alcoholic drinks, fruit juice and soda, among others).
- Increase your intake of plant foods (especially leafy greens, red and orange vegetables, beans and peas and nuts and seeds).
- Replace refined grains with whole grains.
- Add seafood to your diet (two 8-ounce servings a week).
- Switch to low-fat (1 percent) or fat-free dairy products.
- Check packaging and choose products that are lower sodium and don’t include added sugars and solid fats.
- Drink water instead of sugary drinks.
- Enjoy the food you eat, but eat less of it by avoiding oversized portions.
When someone tells me to eat less food, what’s the first thing I want to do? Go eat more food. So, since, the concept of “reducing” foods always seems so daunting, I’ll focus on the section of the guidelines titled “Foods and Nutrients to Increase.” The focus of increasing these items is to create a balanced diet and to help Americans to add more potassium, dietary fiber, calcium and vitamin D to an often-lacking diet. By doing this, you will naturally begin to eliminate those items that do not contain ample nutritional value.
What to add?
Nutrient dense foods are whole foods rich in vitamins and minerals with relatively few calories. They are prepared without added solid fats, sugars, starches and sodium, which means they can provide us with nutrients and fiber without excessive calories (read: eat more, weigh less!). Items to increase include foods such as vegetables, whole grains, beans and peas, nuts and seeds, seafood and low-fat milk and dairy products (if tolerated), with only a moderate intake of lean meats and poultry and eggs.
Something to Remember:
Everybody is different.
The guidelines address this by saying, “A healthy eating plan is not a rigid description, but rather an array of options that can accommodate cultural, ethnic, traditional and personal preferences and food cost and availability.” In other words, what works for you might not work for someone else, so keeping these recommendations is important, but staying in tune with your body is doubly important. What gives you the energy you need to function? What makes you feel sick and uncomfortable after eating? What allergies do you have? Don’t forget to keep these considerations in mind when creating an eating plan that is right for you.