What is obesity?
It is a metabolic situation in which there is an excessive weight gain, due to the accumulation of fat. The causes that originated are very complex, but we know that it intervenes the heritage, food, exercise, etc.
Although many people think that "being fat" is 'healthy', it is not true. Obesity shortens the years of life, because it predisposes to many diseases: diabetes, cholesterol and high tension, breathing difficulties, calculations of vesicle, gout, arthritis, angina pectoris, etc. As a result, being fat is not healthy; do not insist in saying that his fatness is nature because it harms him equally.
How is obesity controlled?
1. ‑ Bearing in mind a number of General measures:
· You have to have patience and perseverance. Patience because, despite the propaganda and the diets offering by acquaintances (many of them dangerous), there are no miracle cures to lose weight; record because, not just lose weight but also must be kept in the new weight without bloat, and this can only be achieved acquiring habits for life.
· At the beginning is lost weight quickly, because you lose water; After weeks 2‑3 loss begins to be slower, and this is normal, so you should not get discouraged.
· Agreed with the Doctor the weight that has to achieve to have a clear goal.
· Dare. Losing weight requires a constant effort, both you as the Doctor, but is worth. Check your weight regularly and pointed it to when go to the query.
2. ‑ Taking care with food:
· The food regime is essential for weight loss. The Doctor will give you a sheet with meals to be carried out; It includes everything you need.
· It is very important that properly despite the food, which can use a small kitchen scale.
· Don't do diets that offer you friends: can be dangerous.
· Not cheat to your doctor. If you pass hunger, tell them.
3. ‑ Caring for the kind of life:
· Perform at least one daily hour of mild exercise (walking, bike, etc.), which will help you to lose weight and be better.
· Not attend sessions of sauna to lose weight: you only lose water (not FAT), and the water recovers quickly.
· If in your health center operates a group control of obesity, participate actively, because it will be of great help.
4. ‑ With the proper medication:
· Except for rare occasions, not used by their dangerousness.
· Do not dwell on it to give pills to lose weight, because they are not as effective as the regime of food and physical exercise and are, instead, more dangerous.