The Fat Problem

About obesity, we find most of the women to be affected with it than to men. But exceptionally, obesity among Chinese men found to be rising at a high rate. Among men obesity hikes up to 1.3 percentage point and students to 1.0 percentage point than to women which remained constant. Possible causes found behind it were alterations in traditional diet, limited physical activity and raised sedentary lifestyles. Further, students skip regular exercise due to unavailability of time. However, the composite index of national physical fitness rises to 0.75 percent, pointing males to physically fit, mostly in urban areas than to rural. Thus, schools need to extend Physical Education (PE) classes by providing the students enough time for physical practices. Along with it, people should acquire nutrition rich diet including fruits and vegetables rather to junk food.

Childhood obesity needs a consideration. Efforts are being made in this regard, reducing high-fat and sugar-rich food amongst children. The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has initiated steps towards curbing obesity amongst school children, by introducing compulsory guidelines for cafeterias of schools. These guidelines suggested cafeterias to provide students nutrition-rich diet every day and fat-rich food once a week. But these guidelines found not to be working successfully as students are so habitual of the fatty-food that they run to fulfill their hunger even from fast food outlets. Moreover, the sale of cafeteria also get down by 25 percent. Now, what can be the better solution making children to take nutritious diet? I think it may take time. Further, parents need not provide huge amount of pocket-money to children for buying junk food. Schools also need to make strict rules not to let out children outside school compound without any urgent purpose.

Yoga is a one of the best way to stay fit. It is a holistic exercise that may prove useful in reducing weight in long run; by performing a series of twisting poses which stimulates the working of internal organs. Yoga can benefit you in several ways: � Increase in metabolism- yoga postures helps to energize various organs of the body, thereby leading to burn high levels of calories, in turn reduce weight. 1. Reduction of stress factors- yoga provides relief from depression and mental disorder. 2. Yoga helps to improve blood circulation and immune system by making body healthier and energetic. 3. Kapalabhati and Ujjayi Pranayama- forms of yoga may help to strengthen the muscles of the body. 4. Yoga generates a sense of well being providing mental as well as physical peace. To reach desired goal of weight loss using yoga, one need to take ideal diet rich in fibres, fruits, vegetables, whole grains along with low-fat food. Moreover, yoga may not benefit weight loss immediately, but keep you fit and away from diseases. Patients with any kind of suffering need not perform yoga without consulting doctor.

Obesity is spreading its tentacles around the world, and Malaysia too is witnessing its horrondous attack. The number of obese people in Malaysia are found to be doubled, which rose to 54 percent of its present population. Possible reasons found by the experts are sedentary lifestyles, overeating and people’s liking for fast food and carbonated drinks, which added to the growth of obesity at a fast rate and is responsible for deaths caused by the diseases like heart attacks, cancer, diabetes, and hypertension. The study stresses the need of some kind of efforts and strict actions to be taken by the government of Malaysia in making people aware and conscious regarding the terrible effects of obesity creating serious problems affecting people’s health to a great extent.

Are you keeping late hours and getting early in the morning, then it is time for you to hold yourself. On the basis of some studies, conducted in urban and suburban areas, a fact has popped out that inadequate sleep may play a dangerous role in increasing obesity. According to the researchers’ report in the Archives of internal Medicine, their is the first study evaluating the relationship between sleep duration and body mass index (BMI) in rural settings. BMI reflects weight in relation to height, with 20-25 classified as normal, 25-30 as overweight, and over 30 as obese. So friends, kick away the worries and enjoy a profound sleep to keep yourself hale and hearty.

An article that I just read about obese people was quite interesting. According to a new study if obese people go on starving themselves in order to get rid of the extra body fat, their desire to eat to the full may bubble out as an addiction like that of the junkies for their drugs. This study further revealed that craving for more food might set up their mind in such a way that they may feel constantly hungry. I think it is an alarming signal for people who are obese and planning to go on a diet to get rid of the extra body fat.

Scientists have come across a new molecule known as nesfatin-1 produced naturally by the brain. Scientists tested nesfatin-1 on rats and it was found that when rats were injected with more quantity of nesfatin-1, they showed reluctance to eat and lost weight rapidly. On the other hand, when the same rats were injected with anti-nesfatin-1 antibody, they showed more propensities to eat, which resulted in rapid weight gain. I think this research sooner or later is going to help thousands of people who have been clutched by obesity.

The researchers at MC Gill University Health Center in Montreal have come up with a new research revealing that a kind of protein known as C5L2 can be a major cause to turn you out an obese. Dr. Katherine Cianflone in a news release averred: We have identified a receptor protein on fat cells that, when stimulated, may increase the amount of lipid stored in fat reservoirs. This protein, C5L2, made by fat tissue, is on the surface of fat cells and binds a specific hormone to increase fat production. Reading this report I have started thinking that just dieting and exercise is not going to help me in coming out of the packing of obesity. Well, this new research may function as a guiding star to seek out a method to get rid of the extra flab.

No doubt, on seeing these dumpy looking children we wish to hug him but do you know this very look of a child may later on give way to many health related problems. According to a report, obese kids at the age of 11 are most likely to suffer from diseases, which are often found sticking to adults. Therefore, parents watch out, it is better to develop healthy eating habits in your child so that he or she may come out as a stout but healthy yonker.

If you are finding it difficult to put off your extra flab, you must change track ASAP and apply this new technique which asks for daily weight tracking. In the words of Dr. Rena R. Wing: If you want to keep lost pounds off, daily weighing is critical. But this doesn’t mean that if you do not pay heed to regular exercise, healthy diet then this new method will work. In fact, by checking your weight daily you’d be able to know exactly where you stand and take appropriate steps to check weight gain. Therefore, in order to make this new method prove its efficacy you need to apply other methods too, such as regular workout, good but low calorie diet.