How To Control Obesity

Obesity is a chronic state of being overweight. It's a life threatening condition and recent research has shown that obesity is the leading cause for the increased health risks that individuals of the developed world face. Obesity increases a person's risk for contracting diabetes, heart problems, strokes, certain kinds of cancer etc. What's worse is the over two thirds of the industrialized world's population is suffering from obesity and that's putting them in greater health dangers.

Formerly, everyone thought the best way to lose weight was to diet it off for a few days and then go back to your daily routine. Another theory was to live on fruits and vegetables and avoid all fats like the plague. But this approach gave birth to the 憏o-yo' dieters. Health experts are now of the opinion that it would be best to have healthy lifestyle habits that incorporate both a balanced diet as well as an exercise routine. These lead a person to develop a naturally healthy body with a faster metabolism and stronger immune system.

There are a number of ways to control your obesity. The first thing that you have to remember is that you will be trying to burn the excess fat stored in your body. There is also a minimum amount of fat that the human body needs to stay healthy and function properly. And even though you will aim to lose fat, you won't be cutting all fat out of your body. Here are a few things you can do to control your obesity in a healthy way;

1. Don't stop eating: contrary to what you may think, you will not trim down by quitting food. A drastic cut in your daily caloric intake will put your body in a state of starvation. Instead of breaking stored fat down and using it as energy, your body will instead break down muscle tissue, which is protein, first. Thus you will lose muscle mass and this could actually damage your heart. Physicians recommend the healthy approach to weight loss is to cut 100-200 calories per week.

2. Drink more water: water is just about the best appetite suppressant you can find. It's natural and great for the body. The human body is 70% water by mass while blood is 90% water. Water fills the stomach and keeps you from overeating. It also removes toxins from your body and while helping to extract greater nutritional value from your food.

3. Eat less carbohydrate: carbohydrates such as those found in white sugar, white rice, white bread, processed cereals etc are all fattening. They are readily broken down by the body and give an instant jolt of energy, but if the energy is not as quickly consumed, the body puts it away as 慺at'. And the next time you're in need of energy, you just crave more sugar. While you cut calories and try to have a balanced diet give carbohydrates the smallest share in it. Focus on getting energy from proteins and healthy fats such as those found in olive oil, avocado oil etc. and take only complex unrefined carbs like brown rice, brown sugar, brown bread etc.

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