subject: Connection Between Obesity And Depression [print this page] What is the thing with obesity and why are people making such efforts to fight it? Well, if truth be told, being obese is not only a condition that should be avoided because of its effect on the physical attributes of an individual; rather, being obese is also a condition that should be given much thought because it has odd and severe health complications which, in the long run, might also cause its toll through death. Obesity is marked as the condition wherein the body becomes excessively fat, to the point that it already exceeds a BMI or body mass index of 30. Obesity can be fought off but once you are already obese, trying to go back to your average weight and body measurement might already be too hard.
Obese individuals are usually suffering from emotional, psychological and physical aspects. They are expected to do something unusual, sometimes good and sometimes bad that affects their health. Being obese clearly draws out the idea of being undesirable and unacceptable in our society. The connection between proper nutrition and mental health is impossible to miss. In many cases, lack of foods cannot perform well. The impact of being obese on children makes them feel awkward, forsaken from the normal ones. They become the apples of intrigues. Being overweight as early as kindergarten brings adverse feelings, feelings of depression, anxiety and loneliness. The social and behavioral developments of school-age obese children are examined on how long they become overweight and at what age.
Another point of consideration is the realization that overweight youngsters have up to 10 times the normal amount of a compound associated with inflammation, and another that helps blood to clot. Both compounds are known to raise the hazard of heart attacks and heart disease in adults. Moreover, it was also seen that heavy children have high levels of C - reactive protein, which is linked to inflammation, and abnormally high levels of the clotting factor fibrinogen. The said study reveals that overweight is a state that should be viewed in a different perspective and it should also be treated cautiously, especially if the cases of overweight involve young children because as it is, the feelings and emotions of these children are already quite delicate and fragile as well.
To the parents of heavy children, our advices are as follows:
a)Let them obey the proper way of eating healthy foods.
b)Avoid eating unhealthy foods and snacks.
c)Let them sleep on time.
d)See to it that they are physically healthy although they are heavy.
e)Try to teach them the appropriate way to lose their weight physically, like swimming, running, biking on certain period of time only.
