OBESITY AND DIABETES

I want to talk on obesity and diabetes today, it is a health condition that is prevalent nowadays both to young and old, male and female, rich and poor. I want you to know this fact that anyone that is obese is prone to any kind of disease. That is the reason why you should do something about it if you are obese and not just watching thing going worse. I want to assure you that you can do something about it and make your life better. Now let begin by having some knowledge to ourselves. What is obesity? Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. And thus leading to a reduce life expectancy hence increases health problems. Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases particularly heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, certain type of cancer, osteoporosis(bone-disease) etc. How do you know that you are OBESE? Obesity is known by calculating your BODY MASS INDEX(BMI), which is your weight in kilogramme WITH your height in metre square, i.e. you divide your Weight with the square of your height, this will tell you whether you are obese or not. To go about it mathematically, this how you compute your: BMI(Body mass index) = Weight(Kg) (Height)2 (m2) For example, if your weight is 56kg and your height is 1.64m, your BMI is : 56kg/(1.64)2 = 20.821 kg/m2. I hope you get it and now if you are the kind of people that use feet/foot or inches for your height, this is how you will do the calculation: Conversion from feet/foot or inches: 5ft = 9 inches 1ft = 0.3048 5ft = 0.3048 x 5 = 1.524 metre 1 inch = 2.54 cm 100 cm = 1 metre 2.54 cm = 0.0254 metre, therefore 1 inch = 0.0254 metre, Since 5ft = 9 inches 9 inches = 0.0254 x 9 = 0.2286 metre So if you are 5ft 9 inches = 1.524 + 0.2286 metre = 1.7526 metre If you are 176 cm tall = 176/100 = 1.76 metre . so that is how you calculate your height. We have ranges of measurement for BMI, if you fall under any of this range, you will know what your status is as regards obesity. RANGES OF MEASUREMENT Less than 18.5kg/m2 – Underweight 18.55kg/m2 – 24.9kg/m2 – Normal 24.9kg/m2 – 29.9kg/m2 – Overweight Above 30kg/m2 - Obese Above 40kg/m2 - Deadly Obese When it get to a certain stage in life (age 19) height is the same, but your weight may keep on changing. So let go to causes of obesity. CAUSES OF OBESITY! 1. Excessive food intake and lack of physical exercise, if you are the type that like to eat mountainous food without exercise, you are likely to become obese. 2. Hereditary, if it runs in your family, you are likely to become one, but if you can take good precaution, chances are that you can avoid it. 3. insufficient sleep, obesity can be caused by lack of adequate sleep. 4. A decrease rate of smoking, because smoking suppresses appetite 5. increased used of medication that can cause weight gain 6. Pregnancy at later age. 7. Endocrine(Glands/hormone secretion) disruptors. EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON YOUR HEALTH 1. Obesity is associated with various diseases such as cardiovascular(heart-related) diseases. 2. Diabete Mellitus(Type 2). 3. Cancer . 4. Osteoporosis (bone-disease) 5. Asthma 6. Can reduce life expectancy. WHAT TO DO TO REDUCE WEIGHT/OBESITY 1. Exercise( at least 15 minutes per day) in a week. 2. Water therapy (Taking pure warm water very early in the morning). Note emphasis on warm water. 3. Taking of more fruits and vegetables e.g. Cucumber especially for the obese, Garden eggs etc. Avoid Banana and sweet fruits if you are diabetic. 4. Obese people should avoid eating late at night – nothing above 7 p.m. 5. Take more of whole grains e.g. wheat, soy products, millet, sorghum, local rice(e.g. Ofada rice.) If you have any question or suggestion or you need help text to +2348085794777 or mail to goodhealth4allnations@gmail.com or yourhealthyourtreasure@gmail.com