| “He who has health has hope and he who has | | | | With osteoarthritis, the joint bone and cartilage ( tissue |
| hope has everything” - Ancient proverb | | | | that protects joints ) wear away. Osteoarthritis most |
| Chronic illness such as diabetes, heart diseases and | | | | often affects the joints of the knees, hips, and lower |
| stroke which are the causes of more than 60 percent | | | | back. |
| of all deaths annually, worldwide. Obesity has been | | | | Extra weight may place extra pressure on joints and |
| linked to such chronic illness. | | | | cartilage, causing them to wear away. In addition, |
| The key to keep healthy and staying in shape as you | | | | people with more body fat may have higher blood |
| age is maintaining your weight at a healthy level. This is | | | | levels of substances that cause inflammation. |
| because excess weight increases the risk for health | | | | Inflammation at the joints raises the risk for |
| problems such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood | | | | osteoarthritis. |
| pressure, breast and colon cancer, osteroarthritis and | | | | Weight loss can decrease stress on your knees, hips, |
| even reduce lifespan. | | | | and lower back, and lessen inflammation in your body. |
| If you are overweight or obese on a body mass index | | | | If you have osteoarthritis, losing weight may help |
| ( BMI ) or body fat percentage of more than 23, you | | | | improve your symptoms. |
| may be at risk for these diseases: | | | | 3 Pillars To Healthy Weight Loss And Lower Health |
| - Type 2 diabetes - Hearth disease and stroke - | | | | Risk. |
| Osteoarthritis | | | | If you are overweight, losing as little as 5% of your |
| The good news is, you can low your health risks by | | | | body weight may lower your risk for several disease, |
| losing as little as 5 to 10kg of flab. | | | | including heart disease and diabetes. If you weight |
| How Obesity Can Leads To Type 2 Diabetes | | | | 100kg this means losing 5kg. Slow and steady weight |
| More than 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are | | | | loss of 0.5kg to 1kg per week, is the safest way to |
| also overweight. The exact reasons why is not known. | | | | lose weight. |
| It may be that being overweight causes cells to | | | | Pillar 1: The Right Nutrition. To lose weight and keep it |
| change, making them less effective at using sugar | | | | off over time, try to make long-term changes in your |
| from the blood. This stresses the cells that produce | | | | eating and physical habits. Chose healthy foods, such |
| insulin ( a hormone that carries sugar from the blood to | | | | as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and low fat meat |
| cells ) and makes them gradually fail. | | | | and dairy products more often and eat just enough |
| If you have type 2 diabetes, losing weight and | | | | food to satisfy you. Sticking to low fat recipes like |
| becoming more physically active can help you control | | | | these is a wise move. |
| your blood sugar levels. This is turn may also allow you | | | | This is a general diet guideline. If you hold a sedentary |
| to reduce the amount of diabetes medication you take. | | | | job and weight 55kg, you need an average of |
| Obesity Relationship With Heart Disease And Stroke. | | | | 1700-2000 kcal depending on your level of activity. |
| Overweight people are more likely to suffer from high | | | | Pillar 2: The Right Exercise Try to do at least 30 |
| blood pressure, high levels of triglyceride (blood fats) | | | | minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity – |
| and LDL cholesterol ( “bad cholesterol” ) | | | | walking – most days of the week, preferably |
| and low levels of HDL cholesterol ( “good | | | | every day. To lose weight, or to maintain weight loss, |
| cholesterol”). These are all risk factors for heart | | | | you may need to do more than 30 minutes of |
| disease and stroke. In addition, people with more body | | | | moderate physical activity daily. |
| fat have higher blood levels of substances that cause | | | | Pillar 3: The Right Supplements When a person is on a |
| inflammation. Inflammation in blood vessels and | | | | weight loss program, the need for adequate nutrition |
| throughout the body may raise heart disease risk. | | | | increases during this period because he is eating lesser |
| Just losing 5 to 15% of your weight can lower your | | | | and getting lesser nutrition. He must supplement his diet |
| chances for developing heart disease or having a | | | | with good supplements. There are also supplements |
| stroke. Weight loss may improve your blood pressure, | | | | that are safe and can help you lose weight healthily. |
| triglyceride, and cholesterol levels; improve how your | | | | These supplements worked at curbing your cravings, |
| heart works and your blood flows; and decreases | | | | inhibiting fats storage, boosting your fat burning abilities |
| inflammation throughout your body. | | | | and controlling your stress levels. |
| Obesity And Gravity Equals Osteoarthritis | | | | |