Sunday, April 14, 2013

A Preventable Disease

There is presently a global epidemic in all age groups and in both developed and developing countries. It is a preventable disease of clinical and public health importance, it’s known as obesity. The increasing prevalence of obesity places a large burden on health care use and costs. Weight loss is associated with significant health and economic benefits. Effective weight loss strategies include dietary therapy, physical activity and lifestyle modification. Several experts have suggested the best methods of assessing and treating obesity. Currently, weight loss therapy is recommended to help people with their obesity problem. Dietary therapy should ensure an intake reduced by 500 to 1,000 calories per day. It definitely helps eat less and eat healthier. Low calorie diets containing 1,000 to 1,200 calories per day for most women and between 1,200 and 1,600 calories per day for men can result in sufficient weight reduction. It is recommended by experts to go through low calorie diets because the results are impressive for the reason that it is safe and will benefit your body whether you have the disease or not. Physical activity increases energy expenditure and also reduces the risk of heart disease more than that achieved by weight loss alone. This means that exercise can be a huge benefit from recovery or prevention of obesity. Physical activity or exercise should be increased slowly to a level that ensures at least 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, and preferably all, days of the week. Exercising doesn't necessarily mean that you should overwork your body to try to try to get back in shape. Slow and moderately heavy exercise can help a lot more over time if it is done correctly.


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