Dietitian Dr. Komal Tiwari – Best Dietitian in Weight Loss, Diabetes Management
Treatment for OBESITY with diet:
Treatment for OBESITY with diet:
According to WHO statistics, approximately 2 billion adults are obese across the globe. Obesity ranks 5th among other diseases. India is the third most obese country in the world. Obesity is a disorder in which the body accumulates body fats in excess which becomes a risk for other health problems. Obesity usually comes with a procession of diseases.
Individual’s weight depends upon the height. Body mass index considers individual’s height upon weight in order to provide a measure to person’s body size.
Adults with BMI 30.0 or more are considered obese. But that is just one rough idea as body weight depends on various factors. For instance, having more muscle mass can make you weigh more. That is why the athletes have more body weight, though they have toned bodies.
Risks Associated with Obesity
Obesity serves as the foundation for various other health conditions. Not every obese individual will have these problems but the risk of having these is manifold.
- Cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
- Hypertension.
- Certain cancers like that of throat, colon, breast, kidney, esophagus.
- Diabetes.
- Osteoarthritis.
- Gout.
- Sleep Apnea or other problems involving respiration.
Causes & Risk factors
Genetics:
Obesity is closely connected with genetics as the later is a vital marker for your body’s metabolism. It deeply influences the way food is metabolized and fat is stored by body. Obese parents are more likely to have obese offspring if desirable steps of prevention are not considered in time.
Diet:
This is the most commonly known reason behind weight gain. Eating foods that are fatty and have sugar and salt as their main contents lead to piled up weight. Processed and preserved foods also lead to malnourishment. Weight gain can simply be calculated as calories in minus calories out. If more calories are consumed than expended, weight gain starts. In years, it leads to obesity.
Lifestyle:
Lifestyle choices like having a sedentary life and lack of sleep leads to obesity. Majority of the people these days have physical activity equalling to almost zero. But there is no reduction in calorie consumption, rather there is intake of calorie dense food. Such habits lead to obesity. Similarly, Insomnia curtails individual’s metabolism and the body fat stores start incrementing. Sleep deprivation also depletes muscle. Obesity is not only the damage done by sleep deprivation; it can also cause diseases like diabetes and heart diseases.
Community and Society:
School, college, workplace or anywhere in community deeply impacts our food habits. For instance if your kid’s friend brings burgers, cookies, sandwiches or chips for lunch every day, your kid will feel discouraged to eat the subji-roti that you have packed in their lunch box. It will make your child think that you are providing them boring meals for school.Similarly, fast foods and convenience snack adverts are thrown in front of us in a very flashy and glamorous way. The society encourages us to indulge ourselves into eating such foods which eventually lead us to obesity.
Pregnancy:
Mostly women tend to gain weight post pregnancy. There may be several reasons behind the increased post partum weight. During pregnancy, high fat and calorie rich diet and lack of physical activity can cause obesity. The later might also be the side effect of certain medications which are given to would be mothers who have some complications in pregnancy or had undergone treatment for infertility.
Depression:
The people with conditions like depression and anxiety are more likely to gain weight, either as the result of medication used for their treatment or the emotional issues leading to eating disorders or disordered eating. The later can cause havoc on the person’s metabolism and their hormones.The people dealing with depression find solace in food and indulge in mindless eating. Food is their coping mechanism. Over the time, there is continuous weight gain and eventually they become obese.
Rare Syndromes like Prader Willi And Cushing’s Syndrome:
Prader Willi Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. The patients with the syndrome never feel full. Thus obesity is one of the main complications of Prader Willi.Cushing’s Syndrome is also a rare metabolic disease which is caused by overproduction of corticosteroid hormones. This may also be the result of the prolonged usage of steroids. It causes obesity.
Alcohol Consumption:
There is plethora of reasons for the alcoholics to accumulate more and more body fat. First of all alcohol is very high in term of calories. It slows down the metabolic rate, so the body is unable to burn the calories efficiently. It also leads to increased cortisol in the body which results in obesity. Under the effect of alcohol, achieving satiety with meal takes longer, making the people to eat more than usual. Not only this, the alcoholics make poor food choices like fatty snacks, meats etc.
How UD works:
Majority of people look for shortcuts whenever it comes to treating obesity and losing weight. They usually look up to medicines or supplements to shed weight. Then there are another group of people who want rapid weight loss and start following some very restrictive diets or fad diets like Keto, salad Diet, Liquid Diet, Detox diet, Gluten free etc.
At UD, we explain this to our clients that how both these approaches will damage their health. We provide wholesome diet plans to our clients which include UD customized recipes so that they don’t find their food to be boring or bland. At UD, you lose weight in a tasty way.
The permanent solution to deal with obesity is changing your dietary pattern and physical activity.
After you choose a program with UD, our team will review and discuss your routine and lifestyle in detail. You might be asked to get the recommended blood tests done in order to know your exact health status. The daily diet plans are sent to you every day for the next day.
We at UD, also recommend you the Vibrational Energy Medicine and the suitable exercises in the program.
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