Being Overweight
Overweight refers to over-heavies. It is applied to a person whose weight is to 10 to 20% above the desire able body weight. Obesity is a condition in which body weight is more than 20% above the desirable body weight, marked by excess body fats often resulting in a significant impairment of health. In this problem there are probable causes like, faulty eating habits such as bedtime snacking, over eating, inactivity (decreased energy expenditure), endocrines disorder and drug action effect.
Probable Symptoms :
- Overweight. Overweight is 10 % above the desire body weight. Body fats 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 :
- Manage overweight and obesity using the physical activity, exercise and behavior modification.
- Modify diet if the cause of obesity is a faulty diet. Only a small percentage of all obesity cases are non- dietary in nature.
- Have a diet low in calories, low fat and high in complex carbohydrates if reducing weight.
- Take daily food allowances in a 3 regular meals with breakfast as the heaviest and supper the lightest.
- Omit supper but not breakfast if ever skipping a meal is desired allow a 5-hour interval between meals, and not less than 3 hours from the last meal bedtime.
- Never snacks just before bedtime. It is major offense.
- Drink from 6 to 8 glasses of pure water everyday. Drink in between meals.
- Lose weight gradually but consistently until you reach a desirable weight. 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.
