The population of obese people in world increased from 10.5 crores in 1975 to 64.1 crores in 2014. In 1975 India ranked 19th in obesity in the world. Now we rank 5th in males and 3rd in females! .
Obesity is when you have excessive body fat. It’s a chronic (long-term) and complex disease that can affect your overall health and quality of life. Obesity can lead to serious medical conditions. It can affect your self-esteem and mental health.
There are many factors responsible for obesity. These include age, sex, genetic factors, lack of physical activity, socio economic status, eating habits, psychosocial factors, familial tendency, hormonal imbalance, alcohol, smoking, education, race and certain medicines.
Generally extra calories are stored in the body as fat. If you consume high amounts of calories, especially from high fat and high sugar foods, and do not burn enough energy through physical activity, the excess energy gets stored as body fat.
There are many indicators such as body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, and waist circumference to determine whether a person is overweight or obese.
In our campaign (DIABETES & OBESITY FREE BHARAT), we use a very simple formula to estimate healthy body weight.
Deduct 100 from your height
in centimeters to get your maximum allowable
weight in kilograms.
The healthy range can be up to
10% less than this value.
Healthy Weight Range
Health risks and diseases commonly associated with obesity
Overweight and obesity can increase blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for stroke. Losing weight may help reduce blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels, lowering overall cardiovascular risk.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
Obesity increases the risk of several cancers including breast, ovarian, liver, kidney, colon and pancreatic cancers.
Excess fat accumulation in the liver can lead to inflammation, cirrhosis, liver failure and gallbladder stones.
Excess body weight increases pressure on joints, increasing the risk of osteoarthritis and worsening joint inflammation.
Conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, snoring and breathlessness are commonly linked with obesity.
Obesity may contribute to infertility, skin conditions due to excess sweating and increased risk of blood clots.
Obesity can negatively affect mental health, causing low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and social isolation.
Obesity significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and related metabolic complications.
Identify three times when you are genuinely hungry. If unsure, start with fixed meal timings such as 8 AM, 1 PM and 7 PM. With trial and error over a week, your body will naturally adapt to the right schedule. Try to keep meal timings fixed every day.
Do not consume snacks between meals. In exceptional cases, thin buttermilk (15 ml curd in 250 ml water), coconut water or chamomile tea may be taken. Finish your meals within a maximum of 55 minutes.
Add quality protein sources and healthy fats to your diet to improve metabolism, reduce hunger and support fat loss naturally.
Reduce high GL carbohydrates, packed and processed foods, and excessive milk consumption. Healthy Keto, Leptin and Paleo diets are recommended and can be customized according to individual needs.
Panchakarma offers a holistic and natural approach to manage fatty liver and obesity by improving circulation, gut reset and addressing root causes.
Therapies such as HWI, heat therapy, colon irrigation, fasting and massage may help support obesity reversal naturally.
Consistency in diet, exercise and meal timing is the key to sustainable obesity reversal.
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Aerobic exercises (such as walking, cycling, and swimming) to improve cardiovascular health, flexibility, reduce belly fat and keep in size.
Strength training, to improve muscle mass and metabolism, which helps reduce unwanted fat and stress.
Our recommended exercise in this lifestyle modification is to walk 4.5 Km in 45 minutes at least for 5 days a week. Cycling and swimming for 45 minutes are the other options.
Yes, there is a strong genetic or familial element to obesity, with family history influencing the likelihood of developing it.
Always remember that body prefers to burn glucose and fatty acids to get energy. Proteins are precious because if you lose more than one kilogram of proteins from your body stores, you will die! Muscles are made up of proteins. Your proteins are used for energy purpose only when your other sources are depleted. This can happen only if you starve for many days. As you are eating three meals everyday in this diet plan, there is no possibility of losing muscles..
Generally it takes 2- 3 weeks to feel the change but deeper health issue takes 2-3 months of time. For detail contact us now. .
Prevention is beter than cure. Prevention is easier than treatment, involves maintaining a healthy diet (avoiding high-calorie sugary food, refined carbohydrate food, packed & processed foods) and regular physical activity. .
