Diets To Curb Overweight

Overweight and obesity are the most severe threats the world is facing today. This threat is even graver than any nuclear threat as it affects the person directly and doesn't require any bomb explosion. As far as its consequences are concerned, they are drastic and, if not treated properly, can last forever and can even kill the person. It is the greatest of all the diseases in the contemporary world. As an estimate, about half the population of the world is suffering from any one form of this disease. We should try to get rid of this disease as soon as possible.

What is Obesity? It is a disease in which the patient suffers from overweight. It is found that in the most severe kind of obesity, the patient carries 3 to 4 times more weight than the normal limit. This condition is really drastic as this disease can paralyze a person from leading a normal life. He feels to be completely cut off from the normal life. This sort of feelings brings in him the feelings of inferiority complex which leads to severe kind of depression. Anything like this is really unfortunate and unhealthy for anyone. Though people of all age groups suffer from this disease, but it is found that children from 6 years to 15 years are the worst sufferers.

Obesity, in itself, is a severe disease but the most severe thing about obesity is that it is the source of many more fatal and complicated diseases. A patient of obesity is heavily poised to get any severe disease any moment. The complications of the disease can cause person diseases like diabetes and several forms of cancer. This clearly shows how dangerous this disease has been.

What causes Obesity?

According to a survey, there are two main reasons for obesity. Sometimes a person suffers from obesity because of hereditary reasons, and sometimes he suffers from faulty food habits and lifestyle. Out of such a big number of patients, about 5% to 10% of the persons suffer from hereditary reasons whereas the majority of persons suffer from faulty food habits and faulty life styles. Whatever be the reason, you must try to provide him the right kind of treatment at least to bring him some sort of relief.

As far as treatment is concerned, the best method of treatment comprises of dietary plans and workouts. The patients should be kept on highly strict dietary restrictions. He should not be allowed to take anything that has the least possibility of fat content. He must not be given an fatty food as because fats are the main reasons behind obesity and weight gain. He should not e allowed to take any meat as well because meats also have fats and fatty oils. The patient should be allowed to take fresh water added with honey and lime but he should not be given any energy drink as they contain high protein which is harmful for him. As far as these restrictions are concerned, they are meant for the prohibition of saving the patient from a very miserable life.

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