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Overweight can lead to aging and other problems

Overweight can lead to aging and other problems

We are experiencing a worldwide weight gain, people are getting above of weight and obese quickly and increasingly younger. The IBGE recently revealed that 56.9% of Brazilians are overweight and more than 20% are obese.

Why is this happening?

There are several factors, the most important of which are the abandonment of true foods and exchanges for foods industrialized, full of fats, carbohydrates, salt and nutrient-poor like vitamins and minerals. Another important factor is the reduction of physical activity.

I often play with my patients that their weight counts more and less: how much did you eat less how much you spent, if left over will you gain weight.

How to know if you are in the right weight?

We have several ways, but in a practical way and simple is the weight of the scale in relation to its height that determines an index called body mass index (BMI). This value if it is between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal, from 25 to 29.9 is overweight, from 30 to 34.9 degree I or mild obesity, from 35 to 39.9 Grade II or moderate obesity and above 40 degree or severe obesity. You can calculate your BMI below.

Another form of control is the size of the abdominal circumference, since this fat located in the belly is the one of greater risk for our health. For women the waist circumference should be less than 88 cm and for men it should be less than 102 cm.

The above methods are easy to do at home, although flawed, are the first methods to know if you need of aid, we have more efficient methods with skinfold measures and bioimpedance scales that differentiate how much of their weight is from fat, muscle, and fluid, and divides this into each arm, leg and waist circumference.

This concern about weight is just aesthetic?

No, this concern about weight is for health and life. Weight above the ideal increases the speed of aging of your body. That's right, you're getting older if you're overweight, your body is going to be older than you really are, and it carries the risk of serious diseases if we do not correct the weight.

We will have accelerated wear of your joints (osteoarthritis ) of the spine, hip, knees, ankles, and feet, by the extra weight they will have to carry.

Your pancreas will have to work harder by spending more insulin and greatly increasing your risk of becoming diabetic, do not have anyone in your family with diabetes and with diabetes comes the risk of complications like kidney problems, high blood pressure, poor circulation in the legs increase in ulcers and risk of amputations.

With weight gain, we will have a worse circulation and with this increased effort in cardiac pumping and consequently an increase in your blood pressure.

Weight gain, poor circulation, diabetes, high blood pressure will then your heart will suffer and increase the risk of heart problems

Some types of cancer today are also being influenced by obesity as it alters their hormonal metabolism, especially breast, ovarian, uterine, bowel and prostate cancer.

Other associated diseases to obesity can be sleep apnea, gallbladder stone, increased cholesterol and triglycerides. The good news is that you can lose weight and reverse this accelerated aging and these risks of your life. Yes, if you lose weight, all that I said reduces a lot. And it does not have to be big losses, jobs show that reducing your weight by 10% greatly reduced your risk of heart problems and hypertension and others.In other articles we'll talk more about how to help you lose weight. But as of today you can already start a physical activity, it can be hiking. Reduce the use of processed products, re-prepare your food with whole grains, fish, chicken, beans, greens, vegetables and fruits. Increase water, reduce salt, avoid animal fats, fried foods, sugars, fruit juice (prefer fruit). In order not to err buy food that does not need to be labeled.


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