Health Disorders

 

Overweight and Obesity

 

 

What It is  

               Overweight refers to over heaviness. It is applied to a person whose weight is 10 to 20% above the desirable body weight. Obesity is a condition in which body weight is more than 20% above the desirable body weight, marked by excess body fat often resulting in a significant impairment of health.

Probable Causes

• Faulty eating habits such as bedtime snacking
• Overeating
• Inactive (decreased energy expenditure)
• Endocrinal disorder
• Drug action effect

 
 

Probable Symptoms

• Overweight. Weight is 10% above the desirable body weight. Body fat percentage is more than 15% for men and more than 25% for women.
• Obesity. Weight is 20% above desirable body weight. Body fat percentage is above 20% for men and above 30% for women.

 
 

Helpful Dietary Management

• Modify diet if the of obesity is a faulty diet. Only a small percentage of all obesity cases in non-dietary in nature.
• Manage overweight and obesity using a 3-stemmed program consisting of sound dietary management, exercise or physical activity, and behavior modification.
• Have a diet low in calories, low fat and high in complex carbohydrates if reducing weight.
• Take daily food allowances in 3 regular meals with breakfast as the heaviest and supper, the lightest. Sample 3-day food menu
• Omit supper but not breakfast if ever skipping a meal is desired! Allow a 5-hour interval between meals, and no less than 3 hours from the last meal to bedtime.
• Never snack just before bedtime. It is major offense.
• Drink from 6-8 glasses of pure water everyday. Drink between meals.
• Lose weight gradually but consistently until you reach a desirable meals.

 
 

Note: A person should only lose weight but not get sick! Remember, you did not grow that big overnight. Up to 2 pounds per week weight loss is desirable.