WAYS AND GUIDE TO SELF-REINVENTION

Obesity is one of the most talked dilemma in the society.  Let us first define "obesity", in medical dictionary, this is a condition of being obese, an increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of body fats.  If a person's body weight is  at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese.  If your Body Mass Index(BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight. If your BMI is 30 or over you are obese.   Obesity can cause numerous health issues including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The only way to treat obesity is for the patient to diet and exercise to lose the excess weight.

There are many reasons why a person become obese:

Consuming too many calories.
People are eating much more than they used to. This used to be the case just in developed nations - however, the trend has spread worldwide. Despite billions of dollars being spent on public awareness campaigns that attempt to encourage people to eat healthily, the majority of us continue to overeat.

Leading a sedentary lifestyle.
With the arrival of televisions, computers, video games, remote controls, washing machines, dish washers and other modern convenience devices, the majority of people are leading a much more sedentary lifestyle compared to their parents and grandparents. 

Not sleeping enough.

Professor Cappuccio said, "The 'epidemic' of obesity is paralleled by a 'silent epidemic' of reduced sleep duration with short sleep duration linked to increased risk of obesity both in adults and in children. These trends are detectable in adults as well as in children as young as 5 years."

Endocrine disruptors.

Poor balanced diets and the lack of physical exercise are key factors in the increase of obesity and other metabolic diseases in modern societies. In epidemiological studies in humans, the effect of the intake of fructose-sweetened beverages also seems to be more intense in women.

Lower rates of smoking.

Among people who do, the average weight gain is between 6 and 8 pounds. Roughly 10 percent of people who stop smoking gain a large amount of weight - 30 pounds or more."

Medications that make patients put on weight.

Clinically significant weight gain is associated with some commonly prescribed medicines. There is wide interindividual variation in response and variation of the degree of weight gain within drug classes. Where possible, alternative therapy should be selected, especially for individuals predisposed to overweight and obesity.