Obesity is circumstances where there can be an abnormally unwanted and excessive fat in the
storage area depots of your body.
Causes for obesity -
1. Overeating - Excessive consumption of heavy to process, sweetened, and oily foods. Excessive intake of high
caloric foods, processed, refined, junk or fast foods, sugar, and sweetened beverages etc.
Eating disorders like Binge eating disorder.
2. Physical
inactivity - Lack of physical exercise, day time sleeping,
sedentary life style etc.
3.
Psychological reasons - A number of social, and mental
health factors like insufficient mental stress, joyous living etc. seem to be the most important stimuli to
increased food intake.
4. Economical
background - Wealthy, and luxurious life is a common cause
of over-weight.
The expectation of life with obesity associated with
well-known high standard living is far shorter than for people of ideal weight, and the incidence of most illness is more in the obese than in the normal one.
4. Endocrinal
causes - Endocrinal abnormalities are sometimes
associated with increased body weight. Hypothyroidism, Cushing’s syndrome, polycystic
ovarian syndrome etc. are examples.
In Hypothyroidism - typically lowers the energy requirement via reducing both BMR, and physical activities. Hypolgonadism additionally could be very liable to be associated with extra fat deposits, particularly in the breast, hip, thigh, abdomen, face, neck, and trunk. Also increased activity of the adrenal cortex, often results in obesity.
In Hypothyroidism - typically lowers the energy requirement via reducing both BMR, and physical activities. Hypolgonadism additionally could be very liable to be associated with extra fat deposits, particularly in the breast, hip, thigh, abdomen, face, neck, and trunk. Also increased activity of the adrenal cortex, often results in obesity.
5. Pregnancy - During pregnancy, and also after child birth, a woman may develop
adiposity increasing the body weight.
6. Certain
medications - Corticosteroids, Antidepressants etc.
7. Heredity - An inclination to overweight is discovered to run in families. So, family history
or genetic factors have a great role to being over-weight. For examples - In prader-willi syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Biedi
syndrome etc.
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COMPLICATIONS -
1.High blood
pressure.
2. Dyslipidemia - High cholesterol in blood.
3. Diabetes
mellitus Type 2.
4. Metabolic
disorders - Diabetes, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia,
cholesterol gall-stone, gout etc. may occur.
5. Respiratory
problems - Hypoxia, dyspnoea, cyanosis, pulmonary hypertension
due to respiratory acidosis.
6. Right
ventricular hypertrophy.
7. Menstrual disturbances in women.
8. Immobility - Gradually some patients cannot do any thing without an escort. General
lassitude, and weariness may arise.
9. Joint pain - Osteo-arthritis, arthritis, knee joint pain, lower back ache etc.
10.
Cardiovascular disorders (Coronary heart disorders) - High blood
pressure and Atherosclerosis may develop. There may be angina pectoris, heart
failure in middle aged individuals.
11. There can be dangers all through pregnancy, and surgical procedures.
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Management of obesity -
1. Regular
Physical exercise, Yoga and Asana may be helpful -
Morning walk, jogging, cycling, light exercises etc. may be beneficial. These type of
physical activities helps in burning
of more calories. Excessive use of television, mobile games, videogames, and laptop must be better
avoided.
Matsyasana, Shavasana, Tadasana, Kapalabhati, Anuloma-viloma may reduce excessive body fat.
Behavioral changes may be helpful in some obesity cases.
Matsyasana, Shavasana, Tadasana, Kapalabhati, Anuloma-viloma may reduce excessive body fat.
Behavioral changes may be helpful in some obesity cases.
2. Drink one glass of water just before your meal because it may reduce a slight bit hunger movement. And also drink
plenty of water through out the day because it helps in flushing out body
toxins.
3. Avoid sweets, sweetened food, and drinks, tea, coffee, cakes, bakery
products, jam, chocolate, ice-cream, dried or tinned fruits, biscuits, toast, spaghetti,
semolina, macaroni, cheese, cola drinks, oily food, junk foods, meat,
poultry etc. Use saccharin for sweetening.
4. Small food
at frequent intervals is better than large meals of 2 - 3 times a day.
5. Drink a spoonful of honey, and lemon juice on
empty stomach with a glass of luke warm water, and eat 2-3 pieces of tomato in
the morning.
6. Liposuction.
7. In patients with diabetes mellitus (type 2) who are overweight, antidiabetic medications that have additional benefits to promote weight
loss.
8. Intake fewer calories in your diet (dietary -
guidelines) - You can set a goal with your dietician that
how much calories you can consume in a day for exact fitness. Your dietician
can tell you the way to make wholesome modifications on your eating habits.
9. Keep track of your body - weight and BMI (body mass index). BMI is an estimation
process of body fat.
10. Diet control, dieting or fasting may be
helpful sometimes.
11. Alcohol (wines, beer, whisky etc.) should be
avoided.
12. Administration of honey - A teaspoon of honey
along with a glass of luke warm water. Or take 1 glass of luke warm water and
add 1 tsp of honey, and 1 tsp of lemon
juice. Now drink this preparation in an empty stomach in the morning.
Herbs used to treat obesity -
Vrikshamla - Malabar tamarind - Garcinia
cambogia/indica.
Vidanga - False black
pepper - Embelia ribes.
Sunthi - Ginger -
Zingiber officinale.
Chitrak - Plumbago zeylanica.
Lal Mirchi - Red
pepper/chilli - Capsicum annuam.
Pineapple - Ananas comosus.
Isabgol - Plantain/psyllium
-Plantago.
Saunf - Fennel
- Foeniculum vulgare.
Ghritkumaari - Aloe
Vera - Aloe barbadensis.
Methee - Fenugreek
- Trigonella foenum-graecum.
Green Tea - Camellia sinensis.
Siberian Ginseng
- Eleutherococcus Senticosus.
Guduchi -
Tinspora cordifolia.
Nagarmusta - Cyperus rotundus.
Akharot - Walnut
- Juglans.
Katira - Astragalus
-Astragalus gummifer.
Haritaki - Chebulic
Myrobalan - Terminalia
chebula.
Bibhitaki - Bastard
myrobalan - Terminalia belerica.
Amalaki - Indian
gooseberry - Emblica officinalis.
Shilajit - Asphalt - Asphaltum.
Babool - Indian gum
Arabic tree - Acacia Arabica.
Kelp - Bladderwrack -
Fucus vesiculosus.
Jau - Barley -
Hordeum vulgare.
Haimvati - Balbach
- Iris ensata.
Buch - Indian
Chickweed - Stellaria media.
Guggul -
Commiphora mukul.
Arjuna - Arjunolic
Myrobalan/ Arjun tree - Terminalia
arjuna.
Jamun - Black plum - Syzigium cumini.
Kalmegh - Creat
- Andrographis paniculata.
Katuki - Yellow
gentian - Picrorhiza kurroa.
Shaam ka basantee gulaab - Evening primrose - Oenothera biennis.
Sinhaparnee - Dandelion
-Taraxacum officinale.
Arni - Agnimantha
- Clerodendrum phlomidis.
Mulethi - Licorice -
Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Rusmary - Rosemary
- Rosmarinus officinalis.
Silymarin - Milk thistle - Silybum marianum.
Lahasuna - Garlic
- Allium sativum.
Jeera - Cumin -
Cuminum cyminum.
Daarchini - Cinnamon -
Cinnamomum zeylanica.
Kaali marich - Black Pepper - Piper nigrum.
Haldi - Turmeric
- Curcuma longa.
Ilayachi- Cardamom
- Elettaria cardamomum.
Pudina - Mint
- Mentha arvensis.
Shallaki - Boswellia gum - Boswellia serrata.
Kapalphodi - Balloon
Vine -Cardiospermum halicacabum.
Chirbil - Indian Elm
- Haloptela integrifolia.
Hop - Common Hop - Humulus lupulus.
Ashok - Saraca indica - Saraca asoca.
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