When there is an excessive amount of body fat, it’s known as obesity. Many people tend to consume more calories than what they require and need to burn on a daily basis. The excess calories get converted into fat and gets stored in the body leading to obesity. Obesity is a disease and it can lead to many other health complications like diabetes, stroke, breast cancer in women, and heart ailments.
Men are busy with work and family, they pay scant attention to what they put into their mouths and this coupled with a sedentary lifestyle leads to obesity.
Who is Obese?
Any adult with a BMI or Body Mass Index of 30 and above is considered to be obese. A measure between 25 and 29.5 is considered as overweight. Pregnant women and athletes don’t’ fall under this rule. People who are overweight may not necessarily be obese, though they may look fat. Obese people tend to gain weight quite easily. Losing weight then becomes a challenge.
Obesity Control in Men
Here are some tips that men can use to control obesity:
- Breakfast is an all important meal of the day and on no account should it be skipped. Skipping breakfast results in seeking unhealthy fast foods to curb midday hunger. Eat well balanced foods during all meals. Avoid oily foods or junk foods.
- Change your present lifestyle. Take up yoga and meditation if your work life is full of stress. Cortisol, a hormone which aids in weight gain is released by the body because of stress. Learn to become stress free by taking up relaxation activities. Any other forms of physical activity like a brisk walk, jogging, and tennis will also help. Try climbing stairs and walk an extra block by parking your car at a distance from your office. Walk to your nearby grocery store for purchases instead of using your car or bike. These physical activities will help burn up excessive fats in the body and keep you strong and fit.
- Times have changed and we lead a sedentary lifestyle with so many machines to help make life easier. With no physical exertion most men fail to reduce the food intake and this leads to obesity.
- Eat healthy with your meals loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables, lots of legumes, proteins and avoid dairy products rich in trans-fats. Instead switch to healthy olive oil and Omega-3 oils. Avoid red meats and switch to healthy lean meats if necessary. Drinking lots of water daily helps detoxify your body and get rid of unwanted wastes. This will help you raise your metabolism and burn more calories.
- Watch your weight. Even if you gain a pound more than your ideal weight, work on getting rid of it by either consuming less food or working extra hard at your physical activity. Maintaining an ideal body weight is very essential to prevent obesity.
- Eat the required number of calories your body needs every day and have nothing more than that. Keeping a tab on all the foods you put into your mouth and keeping a food journal will help you prevent excessive weight gain.
- Get a physical examination done yearly to ensure that you’re healthy and have not developed any other medical ailments.
- Get rid of all junk food from your house and never step into the food aisle in the supermarket where they sell junk food. Keeping junk food at home will only become a temptation and in a moment of weakness you will end up gorging on a huge packet of chips and end up gaining calories.
- Eat when you stomach tells you to eat. This will ensure your body requires food and this will get digested instantly and not get stored as unwanted fat. This will help obesity.
These are excellent health tips for men to follow who want to avoid obesity in their lives.
