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Say no to obesity

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Obesity is a condition characterized by high levels of body fat. You may probably be able to manage a certain amount of excessive fat for sometime, but if your fat levels keep increasing, it is a serious risk factor for different diseases such as high blood pressure, Diabetes and a variety of other serious illnesses. Fortunately, physical exercises combined with a balanced nutritious diet and lifestyle modifications can give you positive results in your battle against the bulge.

Causes of obesity

Although obesity can result due to Genetic factors and/or hormonal imbalances,the most common reason for you to gain weight is the result of an unhealthy imbalance between the amount of calories you consume and the calories you burn through daily physical activities or exercise.

Other factors that can cause obesity:
  • The wrong diet:Eating foods that are high in calories or gorging away on junk food sraises your risk of becoming Obese. Lack of physical activity: If you do not burn calories to the extent that you consume them, you are bound to put on weight.
  • Health conditions: Certain health conditions such as Hypothyroidism (low levels of thyroxin hormone) can lead to weight gain.
  • Medication: Certain medications like corticosteroids, antidepressants, antihypertensive and antipsychotic drugs can lead to weight gain.
  • Pregnancy:It is quite natural for women to put on some weight when they get pregnant. But post child birth, some women find it difficult to lose the weight gained during pregnancy. If women fail to shed this weight and get back in shape, this can lead to obesity in women.
Complications of obesity
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Osteoarthritis
Sleep disorders
Fat formation in your blood vessels
Infertility
Liver disease
Gallstones
Cancer
Depression
Prevention
Here are a few steps that will help you prevent the onset of obesity.Following the same precautionary measures will also help you lose weight.
  • Exercise regularly.
  • Enjoy healthy meals and avoid in between snacks.
  • Avoid foods high in fat such as fast foods.
  • Check your weight regularly.
  • Be consistent in your exercises and eating habits.

Treatment
The goal of obesity treatment is toachieve and maintain a healthier weight. Achieving a healthy weight isusually done through dietary changes, increased physical activity orexercises and lifestyle changes. Your doctor may suggest prescriptionmedication or weight-loss surgery depending on your current healthcondition.

Living with obesity
It is quite stressful to live with obesity. If you are obese, you may experience low levels of confidence. Sometimes you may even feel hopelessly depressed. But remember, obesity is a disease and feeling blameful or shameful is not going to help you come out of it. There are many like you who may be fighting obesity. Talking to them will give you relief and help you develop measures to combat the problem.Additionally talk to your doctor for information for healthy weight loss.
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