Obesity

Way to control obesity

Include very less amount of carbohydrate and fat in your meal and jog at least for 40 to 60 minutes. And drink as much water as you can in a day. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility.^[1][4] A few cases are caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications, or mental disorder.^[9] The view that obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is not medically supported.^[10] On average, obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their normal counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass.^[10][11]

Obesity is mostly preventable through a combination of social changes and personal choices.^[1] Changes to diet and exercising are the main treatments.^[2] Diet quality can be improved by reducing the consumption of energy-dense foods, such as those high in fat or sugars, and by increasing the intake of dietary fiber.^[1] Medications can be used, along with a suitable diet, to reduce appetite or decrease fat absorption.^[5] If diet, exercise, and medication are not effective, a gastric balloon or surgery may be performed to reduce stomach volume or length of the intestines, leading to feeling full earlier or a reduced ability to absorb nutrients from food.^[6][12]

Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing rates in adults and children.^[1][13] In 2015, 600 million adults (12%) and 100 million children were obese in 195 countries.^[7] Obesity is more common in women than men.^[1] Authorities view it as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century.^[14]Obesity is stigmatized in much of the modern world (particularly in the Western world), though it was seen as a symbol of wealth and fertility at other times in history and still is in some parts of the world.^[2][15] In 2013, the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease.^[16][17]