Thirunavukkarasu Sivasubramaniam
Jul 5, 20183 min
Updated: Nov 14, 2020
In 2015-2016, The prevalence of obesity was 39.8% and affected about 93.3 million U.S. adults. Obesity among children and adolescents is still higher. Obesity leads to metabolic syndrome and lifestyle-related diseases. If you are in the U.S, the probability of being obese is almost 50%. The U.S contributes 70% of the adult obesity among all other nations included.
When a person's BMI is between 18.5 to 25, it is the ideal weight. Below this is considered under-weight. When BMI reaches 25 and below 30, he is considered overweight. If it reaches 30 and above, he is considered obese. Refer here to know more about BMI.
Consuming more calories than the requirements for daily activities adds up and results in obesity. The general causes include one or many of the following.
High intake of fat and Carbohydrates
Insufficient sleep triggering the hormones for excess food intake.
Genetics
Age: slows down the metabolic rate
Pregnancy: not losing the weight gained during pregnancy.
According to healthline.com, the health-conditions like poly-cystic ovary syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Cushing’s syndrome, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis.
Depression
Quitting smoking may sometimes cause over-weight.
Medications like steroids and birth control pills.
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypertension
Dyslipidaemia
Coronary artery disease
Heart failure
Asthma
Non-alcoholic fatty liver
sleep apnea and other breathing problems
Stroke
Arthritis
Infertility
Cancer
Clinical characteristics of the ‘high-risk’ obese patient
Abdominal obesity (increased waist-hip ratio)
Low physical fitness
High triglycerides and low HDL-cholesterol levels
High fasting insulin levels
High fasting glucose levels
Family history:
Diabetes
Hypertension
Dyslipidaemia
Coronary heart disease
Tibetan Kriya
Nadi Sodhana Pranyama ( Normally all Pranayama practices reduce weight)
Bastrika Pranayama
Nauli Kriya and Uddiyana Bandha
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http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood_what/en/
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007297.htm
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obesity/#treating-obesity
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https://journals.lww.com/topicsinclinicalnutrition/Abstract/2006/04000/Yoga_Participation_Is_Beneficial_to_Obesity.6.aspx