subject: The Four Phases Of Obesity by:Jasper Conan [print this page] There is absolutely nothing wrong in gaining weight. It is only problematic when such weight gain exceeds the threshold according to a person's body mass index. Considering this, you must constantly be aware of your weight so as to gauge your obesity risk. Central to this is to educate yourself on the four phases of obesity - namely the earliest phase, progressive phase, latest phase and severe obesity phase.
In the earliest phase, a person's weight is 15-30% more than the ideal weight. As for progressive phase, the weight is 30-50% greater than the ideal weight. The latest phase is considerably critical and is characterized by 50-100% extra weight. The last phase is severe obesity phase and this is a phase when a person's weight is twice or more than the ideal weight. The idea is to assess which phase you are now, thereby knowing what actions to take to overcome obesity.
In the earliest and progressive phase, one usually does not sense much physiological discomfort as there are no functional or structural changes in their organs. Rather, they feel more discomfort in terms of psychological well being owing to the fact that they feel that there is a scratch to their appearance. Whilst this phase does not bring about any serious physiological issues, it is precisely at this stage that one should exert more control on one's diet as health problems will ensue beyond this phase. The key is to take a proactive and preventive approach to obesity.
In the latest phase, one will start experiencing physiological discomfort such as pressure in spine, bones and junctions - collectively causing uneasiness while moving. In more serious cases, this phase may also cause chronic and periodic pain and confine one's mobility. In the severe obesity phase, one will have the aforesaid problems alongside other health issues such as joint pain, depression, drowsiness, shortness of breath and so on.
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I write on health, particularly on aspects concerning childhood obesity.
