obesityIf you’re obese, you’re more likely to develop a number of potentially serious health problems. These may include:– High blood pressure, Diabetes, Abnormal blood fats, Coronary artery disease, Stroke, Osteoarthritis, Sleep apnea, Cancer, Fatty liver disease, Gallbladder disease, Fertility and pregnancy problems, impotence, ed, loss of libido, Physical discomfort, Social and emotional consequences.
Obesity Treatment Options:– The goal of obesity treatment is to achieve and maintain a healthier weight. The amount of weight you need to lose to improve your health may be much less than what you feel you need to lose.
Just a 5 percent to 10 percent weight loss can bring health improvements. That means that if you weigh 200 pounds and are obese by BMI standards, you would need to lose about 10 to 20 pounds. You don’t have to stop there, but it’s a place to start. Slow and steady weight loss of 1 or 2 pounds a week is considered the safest way to lose weight and the best way to keep it off.
Achieving a healthy weight is usually done through dietary changes, increased activity and behaviour modification. Depending on your situation, your doctor may suggest prescription medication or weight-loss surgery to supplement these efforts.
Changes in the Diet:– Adopting a new eating style that promotes weight loss must include lowering your total calorie intake. One way you can lower your calorie intake is by eating more plant-based foods — fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Strive for variety to help you achieve your goals without giving up taste or nutrition. Cutting back on calories is easier if you focus on limiting sugar and other refined carbohydrates and some types of fat.
Very low calorie liquid diets are sometimes prescribed as an intervention for seriously obese people. Most adults consume roughly 2,000 to 2,500 calories a day. While people are usually able to lose weight on these very low calorie diets, most people regain the weight just as quickly when they stop following these diets.
Over-the-counter liquid meal replacements also cut calories in a very big way. These plans suggest that you replace one or two meals with their products — low-calorie shakes — then eat snacks of vegetables and fruits and a healthy, balanced third meal that is low in fat and calories. This can be as effective as a traditional calorie-controlled diet.
Crash diets to reduce calories aren’t recommended because they can cut so many calories and nutrients that they lead to other health problems, such as vitamin deficiencies. Fasting isn’t the answer, either. Most of the weight you initially lose is from water, and it’s not good for your body to go without food for extended periods.
Increased physical activity:– The goal of exercise for weight loss is to burn more calories, although exercise offers many other benefits as well. How many calories you burn depends on the frequency, duration and intensity of your activities. One of the best ways to lose body fat is through steady aerobic exercise — such as walking — for more than 30 minutes most days of the week.
Cutting 250 calories from your daily diet can help you lose about half a pound a week: 3,500 calories equals 1 pound of fat. Add a 30-minute brisk walk four days a week, and you can double your rate of weight loss.
Even though regularly scheduled aerobic exercise is most efficient for losing fat, any extra movement helps burn calories. Lifestyle activities may be easier to fit into your day. Think about ways you can increase your physical activity throughout the day. For example, make several trips up and down stairs instead of using the elevator, or park at the far end of the lot.
If you’re obese, particularly if you’re unfit and have health problems, check with your doctor before starting an exercise program.
Once you understand which habits are undermining your weight-loss efforts, you can take steps to create a new, healthier lifestyle. Avoid food triggers. Distract yourself from your desire to eat with something positive, such as calling a friend. Practice saying no to unhealthy foods and big portions. Eat when you’re actually hungry — not when the clock says it’s time to eat.
Weight-loss medication Prescription Drugs:– It’s best to lose weight through a healthy diet and regular exercise. But if you’re among those who struggle to lose weight and the excess weight has produced medical problems, prescription weight-loss drugs may be able to help you.
Your doctor may consider you a candidate for medication treatment if these criteria apply:
• Other methods of weight loss haven’t worked for you.
• Your BMI is greater than 30.
• Your body mass index (BMI) is greater than 27 and you have medical complications of obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnea.
The following Prescription drugs have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for long-term weight loss. These drugs work in different ways and cause different side effects.
• Orlistat (alli, Xenical):– Orlistat drug prevents the absorption of fat in your intestines. Unabsorbed fat is eliminated in the stool. Average weight loss with Orlistat is modest — about 6 pounds after one year. Side effects associated with the drug include oily and frequent bowel movements. Because Orlistat blocks absorption of some nutrients, your doctor will recommend that you also take a multivitamin. The FDA has approved a reduced-strength version of Orlistat (Alli) to be sold without a prescription. This medication works the same as prescription-strength Orlistat and is meant only to supplement — not replace — a healthy diet and regular exercise.
• Rimonabant (Acomplia, Slimona, Zimulti):– Rimonabant - 20mg also known as Acomplia, Slimona, Zimulti is an anorectic anti-obesity drug (causes a reduction in appetite) is used to help weight loss. Rimonabant is a selective CB1 endocannabinoid receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of obesity. Rimonabant works by blocking receptors called cannabinoid-1 receptors: CB1. CB1 receptors are found in the brain, fat tissue, liver, digestive system and muscles. Rimonabant can also help redunce tobacco dependcy in smokers, helping people to quit smoking.
Rimonabant acts by selectively blocking CB1 receptors found in the brain and in peripheral organs important in glucose and lipid (or fat) metabolism, including adipose tissue, the liver, gastrointestinal tract and muscle. CB1 receptor blocked with Generic Acomplia acts to decrease the overactivity of the endocannabinoid system (EC system). The EC system is a recently characterised physiological system that includes receptors such as the CB1 receptor and it has been shown to play an important role in regulating body weight and in controlling energy balance, as well as glucose and lipid (or fat) metabolism. In simple terms it acts as an appetite suppressant. Rimonabant restrict the normal appetite and urge to consume tobacco making you eat and smoke less.
Rimonabant blocks CB1 receptors and helps decrease appetite and reduces cravings for food. Rimonabant may also reduce blood levels of “bad fats” and increase blood levels of “good fats” called HDL-cholesterol and. Rimonabant can also help people to quit smoking. Rimonabant thus offers a novel therapeutic approach to appetite control, weight reduction and cardiovascular risk factor management and finally Obesity.
