OBESITYLet’s talk obesity. Obesity is a condition of excessive body fat. The name is derived from th
OBESITYLet’s talk obesity. Obesity is a condition of excessive body fat. The name is derived from the Latin word obesus, which means fattened by eating.The difference between normality and obesity is arbitrary, but an individual must be considered obese when the amount of fat tissue is increased to such an extent that physical and mental health are affected and life expectancy reduced. Examples of body fat contents in adults from Western societies are 20–30% for the average female, 18–25% for the average male, for athletes or people who play sports these contents are less.In the past 3 years I’ve been working with a number of ladies who have 45% of body fat and over. Often times when I was asking about person’s nutrition and calorie intake I heard - “Coach, I swear, I eat like a baby”, and this answer was always leaving me open mouthed.I was having long talks and giving explanations that the excess fat doesn’t come overnight, and although the amount of food one is eating right now might be perceived as “a baby” amount, it doesn’t mean it’s actually that little. My perception is different from yours and vice versa. In some cases I could reach over and help the person change the mindset and in some cases I couldn’t. It’s a very sensitive matter to argue and question personal perception of my client about the amount of food consumed.Contrary to popular belief, obese people have a greater energy expenditure than thin people as it takes more energy to maintain their increased body size. Inactivity is usually the result, but not necessarily the cause, of the obesity.While an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure is typical of obesity, the daily net calorie excess may be quite modest. For instance, a typical weight gain of 20 kg over 10 years implies an initial daily energy excess of 30–40 cal, the equivalent of less than half a sandwich. *BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 85, Issue 1, 1 July 2000, Pages 91–108There’s no chance that I’m “eating like a baby”, and not losing any weight. I’m not losing weight, because I’m eating the same amount of calories to sustain my actual weight. (at Khobar, Saudi Arabia)https://www.instagram.com/p/CMHe27Rhpo2/?igshid=1r62hcrrrok62 -- source link