Obesity is caused due to.....................

Today i just want to say the causes of obesity.Generally we all know that obesity is caused due to the consumption of fatty foods and lack of exercise.There are many other causes of obesity other than this.They are,

1.Heredity:obesity is caused due to the transfer of obese genes from parent to the off-spring.There are 30 to 40% chances that obesity is caused due to this reason.Recently our scientists are trying to isolate the genes that are responsible for obesity and still the research is going on.

2.Food Habits:Nowadays food is available everywhere.Today if we take any shopping mall or a film theare,park or any other place every where food is sold.That too they contain lots of calories and fat in them.Watching television while eating is a bad habit and it leads to obesity.

3.Lack of exercise:Lack of exercise and sedentary life(due to modern working style) is the other cause of obesity.

4.Stress and hormones:Today life is full of tensions and stress.This stress causes a lot of health disorders and obesity is one of those.

Due to stress the hormonal imbalance occurs.Eg: Hypothyroidism:this is caused due to lowered production of thyroid hormones.hypothyroidism is one of the causes of obesity .

Hormone Leptin:This hormone is responsible for the feeling of fullness in the stomach after consumption of food.When the activity of this hormone is hindered we donot feel fullness and we eat more.Ultimately this leads to obesity.

5.Use of Medications:The medications used for altered moods, anxiety,depression and migraines are known to cause obesity.Contraceptives and steroids are also responsible to cause obesity.One cause of obesity due to these medications is that they hold lots of water in the body which increases our weight.

6.Age:As the age increases the muscle gets decreased and the fat accumulation increases.This is why because the muscle is responsible for metabolism.Since the muscle gets reduced our body metabolism gets reduced and finally the fat gets accumulated.So as the age increases we must reduce our food quantity.

7.Gender:The fat accumulation is found to be more in females than males because males have more muscle than females.So the metabolic rate is more in males so more energy is utilized in them than females.

Green Leafy Vegetables

Green leafy vegetables are a rich source of nutrients to our body.They consists of lots of vitamins ,minerals,fiber ,water in them .They do not contain either fat or cholesterol in them.They are even very low in calories and carbohydrates.So adding green leafy vegetables in to the menu of those who wants to lose weight is a good practice.This green leafy vegetables like spinach ,Broccoli,lettuce,amaranth,coriander,etc contain lots of iron,calcium,thiamine ,vitamin-c and antioxidants in them.So make it a habit to add green leafy vegetables in your diet so that it helps you get your weight reduced.The foods in my menu till now contains Dry fruits and nuts ,sprouts and green leafy vegetables.These foods never put your weight on and instead they give you a lot of nutrients .These are the foods that are very low in calories and very high in nutrients.

Role of Coconut

The scientific name of coconut is Cocos nucifera.Coconut consists of meat ,milk, water,oil.It is a very healthy food to be consumed.Coconut provides the important vitamins ,minerals and fiber required for the body.It consists of 0% cholesterol in it.It consists of saturated fatty acids (little fat),but this fatty acids are of medium chain fatty acids type(MCTS),so that they do not add much to your body fat.That is MCTS are responsible for increasing body metabolism which ultimately leads to the reduction of fat.I suggest this nut to be added into the menu of obese people who want to lose their weight healthily.In the past there is a misconception that coconut fat adds a lot to the body fat ,but recent studies proved that the fatty acids does'nt add to the body fat.

Here is a video for you which explains much more about the importance and nutritive value of coconuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTRMhv31FFQ

Losing weight healthily with Dates

Dates are a healthy delicious sweet snacks to be enjoyed between meals by everyone. Dates are dry fruits that help in losing weight and maintaining good health. A piece of dates provides 23calories of energy and 31gms of carbohydrates.Those who want to lose weight or those who don't want to gain weight must add this fruit in their menu(evening snacks).

A handful (minimum 5) of Dates a day is enough to meet the nutrient re quirements of the day .The main advantage and the reason why i prefer this dry fruit as an evening snack is that it has no cholesterol and no fat content in it.Moreover it provides all the necessary vitamins like thiamine, niacin, pantothenic acid etc and minerals like potassium ,calcium and iron .The vitamins are required for maintaining the blood glucose levels.Iron is the prime element required for the production of red blood cells(R.B.C).

Dates also contain lots of fibrous material like tannins that add bulk to the food which helps in the free bowel movements.It also helps people who suffer from constipation.Those who get bored eating whole dates can use them in different forms.One Different way of using dates in another form is that Grinding the dates and using the grinded dates as a sweetening agent in sweets instead of sugar.This is very much helpful for people suffering from Diabetes.My suggestion to people who want to get their weight reduced is that add Dry fruits and sprouts in your daily menu.

http://www.thefruitpages.com/chartdates.shtml

The above link provides you the complete nutritonal value of Dates.

Honey and Lemonjuice
Lemon juice contains citric acid which contains vitamin-c.This vitamin-c is required for our body to absorb all the other essential nutrients .So, add a spoon of Honey and 2 spoons of lemon juice to a small glass of water and drink this every mrng before you drink your 1lt of water.This helps your body to absorb all the essential nutrients you get by taking different kinds of food the whole day.


Vitamin-c is required for a healthy skin ,tooth and bones.Because Vitamin-c absorbs the calcium required for our bonesIt also provides the resistance to fight against the diseases/infections.It strengthens the immune system which helps us protect against diseases.