- Causes of obesity (overweight): 🚫 Nutrition: It is considered the main direct factor in the incidence of obesity, as the excessive intake of foods rich in fat increases the human weight significantly, and it is indicated that each body has a specific amount of calories that it must not exceed in order not to become obese. The ratio automatically increases the weight. 🚫 Lack of physical activity: The lifestyle that a person lives in his daily life is a contributing factor to obesity, as the lack of physical activity plays an important role in this, along with excessive food intake. 🚫Genetics: Obesity is classified as a genetic disease that can be passed on through genes from one generation to another. 🚫 Physical and psychological diseases: It is possible for the human body to become obese as a result of side effects of some drugs and medications, and some health conditions have an impact on this, such as underactive thyroid gland, its short activity, hyperactivity of the adrenal cortex, low levels of growth hormone, nocturnal eating syndrome and others. 🚫 Poor diet: A diet that is high in calories from fast food and soft drinks, and lacks fruits and vegetables, leads to weight gain. 🚫 Pregnancy: a woman’s weight increases during pregnancy, and some women may find it difficult to lose this weight after childbirth, and this increase can contribute to the development of obesity in women. 🚫 Lack of sleep: Not getting enough sleep, or getting a lot of sleep can lead to a change in hormones, which leads to an increase in appetite and desire for food.
- Health risks of being overweight (obesity): Obesity increases the risk of many diseases and health problems, especially if there is a family history of these diseases, and this is also affected by the place in which fat accumulates, as the excess weight concentrated around the stomach increases the risk of infection more compared to the accumulated in the buttocks, and from These risks are as follows: 📍 High blood pressure. 📍 Heart disease and stroke. 📍 Diabetes. 📍 Gallbladder stones. 📍 Osteoarthritis. 📍 Arthritis. 📍 Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and asthma. 📍 Colon, breast, kidney, and esophageal cancer.
- Weight loss tips: ✔️ Doing regular exercise for 150-300 minutes of moderate intensity activity per week, including brisk walking and swimming. ✔️Focus on eating low-calorie foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. ✔️ Avoid saturated fats and sweets. ✔️ Eat three regular meals a day in addition to limiting snacks. ✔️ Monitor weight regularly. ✔️ Consistency in the health system as much as possible during the week, vacation, and weekend. ✔️ Eating an amount of protein with each meal to increase the feeling of fullness and reduce appetite. ✔️ Using healthy fats such as coconut oil instead of cooking oil, which contributes to reducing the body's storage of fat. ✔️ Eating foods rich in probiotics, a type of bacteria that contributes to promoting gut health and weight loss.
- We also see that being overweight or obese is not a simple disease Which has implications for our general health, and we must not underestimate the importance of this disease, and we must pay attention and monitor our weight every period, and it is recommended every month or when we feel overweight, and act immediately to maintain our health and the health of our bodies.
Overweight
It is an increase in the human weight, and it is considered a pathological condition that results from the increase in the quantities of fats that are in excess of the human body’s needs, and the body retains them in a negative way, and thus leads to ill health in the human being. The size of the increase in fat can be detected by measuring the body mass index, which makes a comparison between weight and height, based on specific classifications, it is ascertained if the body is in its ideal weight, weakness, or obesity. A person becomes obese as a result of high and storing calories in his body, and what complicates the matter is lack of exercise or even inactivity and laziness, and recent medical studies have revealed that obesity can be placed in the list of the main causes of death, and it spreads significantly, especially among early age groups.
