Obesity, the main problem of nutrition in itself or causing
problems as diabetes, high blood pressure or joint problems contributes
remarkably to lessen quality of life and life span. Thus, we should fight obesity in an energetic, rational and honest way.Unfortunately, it doesn't always happen like that True and false myths about obesity and its treatment follow below 1)Any overweight person is considered obese. False Men should have up to 25 BMI (Body Mass Index), considered "chubby" when they are between 25 and 30 and, obese when over 30. Women up to 24 BMI.However, taking athletes most of their weight is muscle mass. People with kidney
problems could have a BMI over their limit for being swelled due to water retention By definition, obesity is overweight due to fat. In order to calculate your Body Mass Index, divide your weght by the square of your height. For example: if you are a woman and you weigh 60 kg (132 pounds) and you are 1,55m (5f 3") your BMI will be 24.974
All kinds of obesity have the same type of risk to your health. False. Besides how much obese you are the fatter the bigger the risk is The way fat is located is also a risk factor. Thus, when there is too much fat stored in the chest and maily in the stomach area (center obesity or apple" shape), higher is the possibility of diabetes, high blood pressure,high cholesterol, heart problems than if the excess fat were stored over the limbs or buttock (peripheral obesity or "pear" shape) Center obesity is also known as android because it is seen mostly in men, and peripheral obsesity is known as gynecoid as its common in women. 3) a person can be fat and eat and exercise the same way as a thin one of same age, gender and height. True. Although obesity usually is fat storage caused by excess of calories intake and little burn of them due to sedentary lifestyle, no doubt there are differences related to metabolism from one to another. Medicine is beginning to realise these differences through the study of genes and the substances produced by our body which burn calories. 4) The best diet programs are those that avoid combining certain foods or the ones which advocate the intake of just one type of food a day. False.
All diet programs work around loss of weight since the person is really motivated. However,this trend-diet programs don't have much scientific base. The ideal program must be balanced, must contain all the nutrients that our body needs, besides educate the patient for changing eating habits. That's why it's
important the person gets to know the calorie values percentile of food. 5) Exercise are very important in a diet program. True. Exercises help losing weight in 2 ways: increase the of energy loss and tend to relax, decreasing anxiety and alimentary compulsion. If performed adequately, exercises bring beneficial effects to the heart, blood pressure, lungs etc. Although there are more complete physical activities than others, swimming, for example, the best exercise is the one the person enjoys doing for he / she will give it continuity. Physical exercises are very efficient as help to diet programs. It's important to remember that as you exercise regularly you increase your muscle mass as you lose weight. So don't be surprised if your BMI doen't drop as your body shape improves.6)Appetite suppresants play a role in treating obesity. True. Although diet/exercise are key in the loss of fat tissue, sometimes it's important the rational use of diet pills. They can be clssified in 2 groups:a) appetite suppressant: that are drug with anfetamin mild effects; they silence your hunger but their weight loss benefits tend to diminish after 1 to 2 months of treatment. On the other hand may cause side effects and addiction. Use with caution. b) Silence hunger formula: are products that enhance the level of seratonine present in our body. Seratonine has the property to counter hunger sending a message to your brain you are full. Although some people produSeratonine as response to food and are less appeased. These drugs may cause side effects. The decision about appetite suppressants (anorexic drugs) as well as the ideal kind of drugs is your physians's choice.7) compound formulas are more efficient than manufactured ones. False. Actually a formula can contain the same drug (with its scientific name) you find in manufacted products. The advantage is they are more flexible doses according to you specific needs while the dose can be too high/strong in the industrializes formulas.However, you should be very careful with mixing drugs, sometimes dangerous and proper for you. Be evn more careful with medication with no scientific name on their label but codes instead. 8) The majority of the cases of obsesity are due to endocrine gland problems. False. Hormone causes are responsiable for less than 5% of obesity cases. 9) Diuretics, laxative medicine and enzyme shots play important roles treating obesity. False. Diuretics makes you lose water and also the waste of minerals as potassium with bad consequences to our health. Thus, diuetics should be used by people with water retention problems , high blood pressure and heart problems only. Laxative drugs can cause waste of minerals as well as bowl irritation. Be very careful with "Enzimes" shots: they don't work and can result in allergy problems. http://www..saudetotal.com/artigos/endocrinologia/obesidade: