Health

Many people believe, the most effective way to tackle obesity and overweight is to eat less and move more actively.

However, to overcome obesity is not as simple as that. 20 percent of people who go on a diet on a regular basis, failed to lose weight. Meanwhile, 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women who exercise regularly are also still have excess weight.

What causes a person difficult to overcome obesity, whereas it was diet and exercise regularly? Apparently there are many factors that can cause obesity, and it's not just because of too much eating. What are these factors?

1. The body metabolism gets slow. After age of 30, our metabolism slows down to almost 5 percent every 10 years. The body burns 100 calories less per day than at the age of 25. Combustion will decrease to 200 calories, before the age of 45.

To overcome it, try to make the body more physically active. Incorporate weight training in your exercise routine, at least twice a day. This exercise serves to build muscle mass will increase your metabolism.

Muscle can burn 25 to 33 more calories than body fat. Every pound of muscle, increase your body's metabolic rate while resting. Also do press-ups, squats and push-ups in your fitness program.

2. Medical treatment. Many medications have side effects to fatten the body. Several types of drugs such as anti-depressant, Pizotifen (migraine medications), drugs for diabetes and high blood pressure often accused to be one of the factors causing obesity.

To get maximum results from exercise, is to give 'new challenges' for the body to try this type of exercise is different. Change in constant motion, a minimum of two weeks. Changes need not be large.

For example, replace the dumbbell squats with a barbell squat, kettle or dumbbell exchanged. "Replacing a brisk walk with jogging, can increase calorie burn up to 100 percent. You certainly can shorten the time while exercising," explains Dr Ulf Ekelund, exercise and obesity specialist at the Medical Research Council.

Usually, the skin is very tender when sufferers Lipoedema held and easy bruising. In some cases, seen the appearance of cellulite. "This condition arises because there is a problem in the lymph drainage system. Lipoedema usually occurs in the calf, knee and thigh," explains Conctantinos Kyriakides, vascular surgeon at Barts and the London NHS.

Lipoedema can occur in 5-10 percent of the population of women in the world and until now, have not found the cause of the occurrence. But heredity is often pointed out strong as the cause.

Until now no one has found the right solution for the condition. But it can be minimized by wrapping the body using a special material to remove excess fluid in the lymph system. Most of the slimming diet center or centers usually provide similar services.

5. Hormone changes due to aging. About 90 percent of women who experienced menopause confessed, his weight increased significantly after entering the mature years of age. Excess body weight is usually more visible in the middle of the body such as abdomen or waist. These conditions, the effect of the imbalance of sex hormones such as estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.

According to Dr. C. W. Randolph, a gynecologist and pharmacist, too much estrogen can increase the fat. At the age of 40 upwards, the body becomes an agent 'fat storage' is good, but its ability to convert fat into energy is reduced. So what happens is, the body fat because the accumulation of excess fat.

"Excess weight is hard to remove, even with vigorous exercise or strict dieting," said Randolph. If you are entering the age of susceptible menopause, not to worry. Start living a healthy diet and active lifestyle of today.

6. Polycystic ovary syndrome. This syndrome usually occurs in women of childbearing age, which generally appear in the fat middle of the body such as abdomen, chest and back. This syndrome can occur after a woman experiencing puberty, but usually disappears when the menopause.

Most of this syndrome arises because triggered excessive testosterone in the body. People who suffer from polycystic ovary also often experience a condition called insulin resistance - making them very easy weight increases.

This condition is difficult to cure, but symptoms can be alleviated by medical treatment. Eat foods with low glycemic index to help control excessive levels of insulin, can also lose weight. (*) (rs)