How You Can Win The Battle Against Obesity

How to Prevent Obesity

Obesity can be, for the most part, prevented. It takes self control and knowledge. Whether you are obese, at risk of being obese, or even at a healthy weight, the following tips can help prevent unhealthy weight gain as well as prevention of risks associated with unhealthy weight. 

This shows all the aspects and risks that go along with obesity.
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Regular Exercise:

Examples of different types of exercise.
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You should have about 60 minutes of activity each day. This can include anything from walking, running, swimming, or hiking. There are so many ways to incorporate exercise into your daily life. Exercise will burn calories. At the end of the day, you want to have burned off all of your calories for weight maintenance or to have burned off more calories than you consumed or weight loss. 

Healthy Diet:

A healthy diet will greatly prevent obesity. Your diet should follow the suggestions of My Plate. About half your plate should be fruits and veggies, the other half should be grains and protein. A healthy diet consists of nutrient dense foods. Such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. To consume a healthy diet you should try to limit saturated fat and trans fat. AS long as you make sure that you fulfill all your food groups each day, a healthy diet will be very simple. 

MyPlate example.
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Example of healthy foods.
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Commitment: 

Nothing is more important in the prevention of obesity than commitment. An individual can practice a healthy diet and regular exercise. However, if they do not commit to that lifestyle change, then they will ultimately fail. You must look at this as a lifestyle change instead of a "diet". Diets end, lifestyle changes do not. It is also important to have your close friends and family commit to you. They should encourage you in your healthy lifestyle and not try to distract you. 

Be committed!
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Overall, obesity can be prevented. We just need to take the time to follow the suggestions that can lead to a healthy life. We need to commit to being the best possible version of ourselves.

References

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/obesity/basics/prevention/con-20014834

Risks and Diseases that Correlate to Obesity

Risks and Diseases that Correlate to Obesity

There are many risks associated with obesity. It is no question that some diseases can have an extreme correlation with lifestyle. However, there is no proof that these specific diseases are directly caused only by obesity. It is clear that obesity along with other factors have great risks and correlations to certain diseases.

Example of plaque buildup in the arteries
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Coronary Heart Disease:

As a person's BMI increases so does their risk for Coronary Heart Disease. An obese person with a high BMI would have a much greater risk of Coronary Heart Disease. Coronary Heart Disease causes plaque to build up inside coronary arteries. This plaque build up can cause chest pain, discomfort, or a heart attack.

Type Two Diabetes:

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Diabetes is related to sugar intake.
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Diabetes is a disease that affects the blood glucose levels in the body. In type two diabetes, the body is not producing enough insulin to convert glucose to energy. The body often tries to keep up with the excessive glucose intake. 

However, over time it is unable to produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar. Excessive glucose intake can come from fatty foods or high sugar foods, typically 

related to obesity. The majority of people that have Type Two Diabetes are overweight/obese.

Metabolic Syndrome:

Metabolic Syndrome is a name for a collective group of risks that all increase the risk for heart disease. All of the risks that are associated with metabolic syndrome can be accumulated individually. However, they mostly form as a cluster. Metabolic Syndrome requires that someone have at least three of the following symptoms:

• Excessive fat/large waistline (Apple shape)
• High triglyceride level
• Low HDL levels
• High blood pressure
• Higher than normal fasting blood sugar

All of the above symptoms have a direct relationship with obesity. 

All of the symptoms of metabolic syndrome.
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References

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/risks