Obesity may be described as excessive storage of fat in the body.It generally results from excess of food consumption which are rich in saturated fat and unwanted stuff.Obesity is common in western countries and also in India who has high incomes.It is an serious health hazard as the extra fat puts a strain on the heart,organs such as(liver,kidneys etc.)It affects the heavy bearing joints like knees,hips,ankles etc..Over weight persons are affected by diabetes,blood pressure,heart diseases,gall bladder,gout knee pains etc..
In these they are two types of obesity one is over weight and other obese.
Over weight:A person can be considered as over weight if the body weight of that person is more than 10 to 17 percent of the normal body weight.
Obese:A person can be considered as Obese if the body weight of that person is more than 20 percent of the normal body weight.
Causes:
- Over eating
- having high calorie foods
- physically inactive
- family history
- hormone problems
- cushing syndrome
- some medicines(which rate down the burn of calories in your body)
- smoking(happens in some people)
- lack of sleep
- during pregnancy
Complications & Symptoms of Obesity:
- Breathing disorder
- certain types of cancer such as prostate,breast cancer etc......)
- Cardiovascular diseases.( coronary heart diseases etc.)
- diabetes
- blood pressure
- liver diseases
- joint pains
- high cholesterol levels
Home remedies for obesity:
Lemon juice & honey:
lime
juice fasting is very beneficial in treatment of obesity.Add one tea
spoon of fresh honey in half glass of lime juice(luke warm water is
preferable) and take it in regular intervals
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