Obesity itself is not a disease, but can be the breeding ground for multiple types of diseases. When your body accumulates too much of fat, and you gain a lot of weight for the excess fat, then that is obesity. It can have a huge toll on your health.
Facts about obesity
As per the WHO statistics, after 1980, there has been a steep rise in obesity. It has almost doubled. And as per the 2014 survey, adults who are over 18 years are counted to be close to 600 million who are obese. This counts to 13% of the adult population. Obesity also has affected children. In 2014 it was surveyed that 41 million children below 5 years age, are obese.
How obesity can be dangerous
If you are overweight and this excess weight is not due to bone mass, muscle mass, or some abnormality like tumor or implant, then this excess weight is coming from the excess fat in the body. And this condition which is medically called obesity is a slow killer. Obesity can bring on a lot of health problems and ultimately death too if not monitored on time. Some of the health problems which are somewhat directly linked to obesity are:
- Fatigue
- High blood pressure
- Type 2 diabetes
- Strokes
- Heart attacks
- Kidney diseases
- Cholesterol
- Fatty liver
- Varicose veins
- Sleep apnea
- Breathing problems
- Mental problems like clinical depression, anxiety etc
- Coronary heart diseases
- Problems with physical functioning
Why people get obese?
Some people inherit obesity, which means it’sgenetic in them. They tend to grow big and accumulate fat with whatever they eat due to a slow metabolism. And then there are some people who get obese for a bad diet, and then there is another group who get obese for a bad lifestyle. Alcohol and drug abuse, junk food intake, too much of fried and processed foods, sweetened beverages, inadequate sleep, long gap between meals, and lack of physical activities are some of the reasons you get obese.
How to fight obesity
Fighting obesity is easier than it seems. You just need to make corrections where there is needed. If you have a bad lifestyle you need to correct it. If you have bad eating or drinking habits then that also can be corrected. If you are careful that you would do a little exercise everyday, monitor your diet, and take low calorie healthy food, and have a healthy routine through the day, then you can get out of obesity. Though there is no magic pill to get out of the condition in one night, but small steps can take you a long way. With continuous efforts and control on lifestyle and diet, one may get out of obesity within a few months to two years.
Fat reduction surgeries and liposuction procedures are for extreme cases only, and you won’t need them unless you are too helpless to move or eat a healthy diet.
Author Bio: Walter Moore been associated with a few NGOs, and his constant endeavor has been in eradicating obesity and dietary malpractices which leads to obesity. Better lifestyle preaching and authors choice as followed and taught by Fernando can lead one to an obesity free life.
