Obesity could be due to these lifestyle mistakes, take care
Posted on: 10/Dec/2019 2:29:00 PM
In some persons, excess of body fat gets accumulated and this condition is termed as obesity. A person is said to be obese when he or she has BMI (Body Mass Index) above 30.
The point is excess fats could result in serious health issues. Hence it is important be fit and healthy so that heath issues could be avoided later.
Various health problems which an obese person could get are cancer, heart diseases, arthritis issues, type-2 diabetes etc. The amount of calories we consume in a day could influence the risk of getting obesity. Intake of high calorie foods like pizzas, burgers, fries etc could lead to obesity. Hence, it is important to consume healthy homemade foods. In a day, an active male requires 2500 calories and active female needs 2000 calories to maintain healthy weight.
Various lifestyle mistakes that could cause obesity are
Poor diet:
The risk of getting obesity increases when we consume junk, processed and packaged foods in large amounts regularly. It must be noted that intake of sugary drinks plus consuming foods outside could result in obesity.
Lack of exercise and physical activity:
The shocking information is person would become obese if he or she doesn’t do any exercise. It is said that moving less and spending most of the time sitting could increase the risk. Intake of food provides us energy and when we are inactive then we would not be able to use the energy provided by the foods. Point is extra energy is stored by the body as fats. To avoid obesity, it is important that a person does 90 minutes of high intensity or 150 minutes of medium intensity exercises every day.
Genetics:
It is believed that the genes responsible for obesity could pass from parents to their sons or daughters. It is important to note that family history of obesity is one important factor for obesity.
Under active thyroid gland:
Under active thyroid gland causes hypothyroidism in us and this condition could also result in obesity. It must be taken into account that poor lifestyle is one of the major reasons for hypothyroidism.
Excess stress:
There could be unintentional weight gain and obesity when we have excessive stress. It must be taken into account that stress could make us more difficult to lose weight. For avoiding obesity and weight gain, it is important that we must take up stress management strategies.
