A look at Obesity

Most people think that obesity goes no deeper than a less than fashionable look, but they are wrong. Obesity today is an epidemic, a disease spreading fast across both the industrialized world and emerging economies. Obesity is quickly getting out of hand. People need to change their diet and lifestyles before something bad happens.

Obesity means having too much fat on your body.

First and foremost, obesity puts a strain on joints and bones that have to sustain more weight than before, which leads to arthritis, hip replacements, knee injuries, heart attacks and much more problems in the long run. The weight also tends to make people less active, which, in turn, means more weight is put on.

The lack of activity and high cholesterol brought by eating too much of the wrong kind of food (fried foods) impair the proper functioning of your heart and blood vessels. This results in high blood pressure, clogged arteries, stroke and other blood and heart conditions. Excess weight also leads to apnea, the cessation of breathing during sleep.

However, being obese can be cured with patience and effort.

As this diseases spreads over the land, so do the efforts for curing it increase. Talk to your physician if you are interested in getting rid of obesity.

Recognizing obesity?

The textbook definition of obesity is a body mass index of 30 or above. The body mass index is a measure of a person?s weight scaled according to height, as developed by Belgian scientist Adolphe Quetelet in 1840. This index serves to show the amount of fat stored on the body, and the higher your BMI is, the worst your exposure to certain diseases becomes.

Physicians also warn that having a lot of fat stored around your waist increas es the risk of developing diseases. Going beyond size 35 in women and size 40 in men means only trouble in the future. Now is the time to do something about it. Talk with your physician and find out the best way to get your body back. Start exercising, eating right, and being more active overall. It might just save your life!