As the Anti-World Obesity Day falls this November 26th, it's time to get good awareness about obesity and its consequences in our day-to-day life!
According to WHO, 1.9 billion adults estimated globally, were overweight and among them 600 million were obese. Overall, about 13% (11% of men and 15% of women) of the world's adult population is caught with the "Obesity Monster". Not only adults but also 42 million children under the age of 5 is found to be overweight or obese.
How can we prevent from getting obese?
A healthy lifestyle is the only way to prevent it, it includes, regular physical activities, healthy food and all.
- Taking regular exercises,
- Eating Fruits instead of Junk foods
- Drinking plenty of water
Simply these three things can prevent you from obese.
What if you are obese now?
Try to control it with the same things mentioned above and if you can't control it, then go for alternative solutions. But nowadays, there is no method that could give us the expected result.Sometimes it may go worse by giving the opposite effect. Because burning out our extra calories is not enough, we have to ensure that equilibrium or metabolism of the body is maintained. Many weight loss treatments fail in accomplishing this.
But good news is that,today we have a solution to effectively mange and lose our weigh.This is done through an innovative method called bariatric surgery. It not only helps in weight management, but also helps in controlling diabetes.
Dr.Premkumar Balachandran is a prominent gastroenterologist in chennai who specializes in bariatric surgeries.
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