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Obesity. How to prevent it?

Obesity or overweight is excessive of body fat cumulate inside one body. Obesity may cause effect on health such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and also cause if high risk in cancer. A study shows that Malaysia is listed in ‘World Map of Obesity’. A person with BMI (Body Mass Index) (weight divided with height squared) of 32 and above is consider as obese. This situation is not only attacking adults but also children.

There are several ways to prevent this matter. One of it by starts a healthy diet. How to start a healthy diet? Start by concern on your food intake. Reduce the sugar intake or replace it with honey or maple syrup. The body is able to breakdown on types of sweetener and less likely to store it as a fat. Try having a bowl of light buttered popcorn instead of greasy potato chips. A low calorie will cut off excessive weight. Try having cuts of broccolis, carrots, green leaves such as salad or spinach as a snack. Choose your food with less oil or steam cooked rather than fried. Drinking water is one of the dietary lists. Take at least eight to 10 glass of water per day. It helps to cleanse and detoxified all impurities in body system.

The common way to prevent obesity is to live in an active lifestyle. You really don’t need to stressed out on going to a gym and get yourself a personal trainer. A simple climbing up and down of a staircase or walks to the store will be much help. Housewives may start by walking your children to school or accompany them to the playground. Try to spend 30 minutes weekly by doing a simple exercise or jogging around your neighbourhood. A light cardio-vascular exercise such as tai chi or yoga may chase away the obesity problem; it also helps us on improving our fitness.

Last result of losing overweight is by doing a weight losing surgery. A surgery is held only when the patient’s BMI is more than 70. Surgeon will cut some of the intestine. But patient should performed a follow up check up, extensive dietary, exercise and medical guideline given so that the surgery will not be in vain.

Obesity is not a oneself to face but also a community matter. Various influences especially from media and public is one of the cause of obesity among people nowadays. Media and peers have the major influence on educating community of what are the effect of obesity and how to prevent it. Shutting down all the fast food restaurant is not the way to solve it but refrain from taking the fast food will be much help. With a balanced diet and a good care on health will keep us away from obesity.

Obesity. How to prevent it?

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