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Obesity and Weight Management

Obesity or obesity, excess body fat is a disease that results from the accumulation. World Health Organization (WHO), obesity or overweight was defined as a fatal disease. Obesity, food received in the amount of energy, metabolism and physical activity exceed the amount of energy consumed in the state after a time out.

Obesity is rapidly increasing in Turkey. Therefore, within the next 10 years, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and heart disease is not wrong to expect a large increase in the frequency. Our body can burn up to stay at a normal weight need to get food. If we can burn if you get more food, more calories as fat accumulates in our body, and obesity occurs. Growing epidemic of obesity in the bottom of the receiving state, simple movements decreased due to the way of life, more caloric intake and increasing fast-food kind of eating habits play a significant role.

Adult subjects with normal body fat content 14-17% for the men, women must be between 21-24%. Obesity, heart and vascular system in the human body, respiratory system, endocrine system, digestive system and many important diseases that affect such systems is a disease that may predispose.

Obesity as a result, people shorten their lives and adversely affect the quality of life can be defined as a disease. According to studies, obesity, especially in the last 20 years, is increasing rapidly all over the world. Our country is affected in this outbreak. Women, approximately one-third of our population, or approximately one fifth of our population obese men, which is fat.

he most widely used measurement for obesity, Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference is a measure. BMI, body weight (kg), length squared (m²) is calculated by dividing. BMI;

18.5 kg / m² of those under; Poor

25-29.9 kg / m² ones, you are overweight

18.5-24.9 kg / m² ones, normal weight

30-39.9 kg / m² ones; obese (fat)

40 kg / m² those above, as morbid obesity

defined.

Other hand, the BIA (Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis) technique and body BMI (Body Mass Index), BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), fat, lean body mass, total body water content, such as parameters of obesity is measured.

Although the total amount of fat in the body is significant, where the accumulated oil is more important to know. Accumulation of fat around the abdomen, buttocks and fat accumulation in other parts of the body can cause more health risks. This simple but accurate method for risk is waist circumference. Waist circumference for men and 94cm as normal 'It should not be 80cm in women.

Of energy to be able to maintain our ideal weight we must have the same spending power. If we're spending more energy in our body, the difference is stored as fat cells.

There are many causes of excessive weight gain. Motion reduction, purchase of excess calories and increasing fast-food kind of eating habits, marriage, smoking cessation, retirement, excessive alcohol consumption plays a major role.

Inability to lose weight, lose weight and get focused on in recent years because most of the insulin resistance of the most important part. Insulin, the hormone secreted from the pancreas could not be effective enough, "Insulin Resistance" is called. Insulin, the hormone does not function well in the fall of blood sugar after meals is increasing. Therefore in order to undermine the need to reduce high insulin levels. Some drugs, weight loss and fitness to make extra insulin to lose weight by reducing hormones contribute. Insulin in people with high weight gain even if the attenuation is. Therefore, dietary therapy, exercise and drug combinations should be carried out. 2-3 hours most of the features of the diet as feeding intervals and low glycemic index foods should be created.

 

OBESİTY DIET AND TECHNIQUES

• adequate and balanced diet.

• Day three major, three to six meals, snacks should be in the form.

• Meals should be eaten in time without skipping.

• At least 8-10 glasses of water a day should be drunk.

• must eat slowly and chew well.

• At least 5-6 servings of fruits and vegetables should be consumed daily

• Do not consume excess salt.

• 2-3 times per week should be consumed legumes.

• preparing food should not be too redundant and should be used in small bowl.