Obesity And Weight Loss What Are The Facts
Obesity is said to be a chronic condition which has been defined to have excessive amounts of body fat
. Body fat in specific amounts is necessary in storing energy, shock absorption, heat insulation, and many other functions. Actually, the normal amount of body fat should only be between 25% up to 30% in women and 18% up to 23% in men. Women have reached the border of having 30% body fat is already considered obese, and so are men who have reached the borderline of 25%.
Right now, obesity is already in epidemic proportions in the United States. Based on research, there is already one out of three Americans who is obese. Furthermore, even children are already experiencing obesity; almost 20% to 25% of the population is overweight or obese. In 1991 to 1998 alone, the incidence of obesity already doubled.
Obesity is already a health dilemma which is very harmful to one's health. There have been over 300,000 deaths every year which have been directly associated with obesity cases and actually more than 80% of the said deaths occurred in patients who were reported to actually have a BMI of above 30. As for patients who have been discovered to have a BMI of more than 40; it has been stated that their life expectancy is decreased. Diseases which develop for obese patients include insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, cancer, gallstones, gout, osteoarthritis, as well as sleep apnea.
Furthermore, there are actually many different factors which contribute to obesity which includes the following: genetics, overeating, diets high in simple carbohydrates, frequency of eating, slow metabolism, physical inactivity, medications, psychological factors, and diseases like hypothyroidism, polycystic ovary syndrome, and Cushing's syndrome.
Due to obesity, strenuous diets are indeed needed in order to real the ideal body weight which they need; but this is not really an assurance that you will really be able to lose that amount of weight. Actually more than 95% of those who have lost the weight actually regain the same weight after five years, this is why diets are not always as effective as many people think. This is why is it very important to take in to consideration the other factors which you can actually utilize in order to lose weight.
One of the most recommended ways to lose weight is to get moving. Physical activity can be able to help you burn calories; but take note that the amount of calories that your body will and can burn actually depend on the type, intensity, duration, as well as weight of the person who is trying to lose weight.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that exercise treatment becomes most effective when it is actually combined with a diet as well as a weight loss program because exercise alone will only have a limited effect on your weight. You will not only lose weight with exercise, you will also be able to have an improvement on the levels of your blood sugar as well as an increase in your insulin sensitivity.
by: Bjoern North
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