OBESITY MANAGEMENT
Obesity is a condition where the body weight is more than the
ideal weight by 20% or more. The classification and respective causes of
obesity are as follows:
- In childhood, the causes are
hereditary tendency, social causes, and lack of activity.
- In adolescence, the causes are
puberty, inactivity, and junk food.
- In adulthood, disturbances in eating
habits and patterns by visual factors, olfactory factors, psychiatric
illnesses, boredom, and social causes. Marriage can also be a factor
in causing obesity. In women, obesity can also occur during pregnancy,
lactation, in infertility, or menopause.
- Lack of activity: Obesity develops
when calorie input exceeds calorie output.
- Diseases Obesity is a chronic
condition, therfore before begining a weight loss program you must
receive clearance from your physician.
Please keep in mind that your aim has be a reduction in the fat and not the lean tissue of your body. You must realize that the program will have to be continued lifelong, failing to do so will result in regaining the lost weight. This is not a quick fix weight loss scheme, rather it is a lifestyle change, that will include proper exercise and nutrition.