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The obesity problem the nation deteriorated, with new government statistics show an alarming increase of obesity in women.
More than four out of ten women reported the Centers for Disease Control and prevention of disease in two articles in the United States, the United States published in the Journal of Medical Association in June obese. While obesity were similar in men and women in recent years, show new results indicate that more than 40 percent of women are obese, compared to 35 percent of men.
Why the emerging epidemic in women? We asked experts to offer possible explanations - as well as solutions.
Yo-yo diets must be stopped
Year after year we are powerless obesity in sight to rise without end. Despite the media saturation tips and recommendations on the best way to rapid weight loss is the disturbing trend, not vice versa. Why?
The reasons for the continuing increase vary. For decades, obesity has been attributed to a lack of will, but the research suggests that the causes of obesity are much more complex. Some people seem to fail even before birth. Babies of mothers who are obese during pregnancy to adults were obese more; parental weight at the time of conception can also be implemented.
Factors that are increasing the risk of obesity genetics, social support, financial constraints, African-American and Hispanic heritage, female gender, pregnancy, limited access to healthy food and an environment that promotes physical activity.
To make matters worse, an individual with obesity decide can lose weight to how to best be overwhelmed by conflicting information to do so. Fortunes are spent, unregulated expensive supplements and diet plans that promise quick weight loss and easy, but usually fail at the end.
How to overcome these obstacles, to ensure that the life cycles of future generations are not interrupted?
medical providers across the country are waking up to the fact that obesity is a disease and start treating them as if it were a - comprehensive and continuous monitoring. In Pittsburgh and elsewhere, trained doctors and medical obesity are certified. These doctors learn that obesity can be successfully treated with a variety of methods, including lifestyle counseling, medications and sometimes surgery. UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh offer many services with teams having to do with the management of obesity.
social support networks are also important to maintain the weight loss. BodyChangers UPMC program provides the opportunity for weight loss support, where people with an interest in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Free membership includes a monthly newsletter with tips for a healthy lifestyle, recipes and a complete program: cooking classes, hiking, biking, climbs stairs, exercises, nutrition advice, check out food and other group activities. Best of all, helps BodyChangers dispel one of the worst myths to lose weight: the process is lengthy and torturesome, constant hunger, soft foods, denial, self-pity and guilt and hours agonizing exercise.
If obesity has to be stopped, the yo-yo model must also be stopped. "Diets" only work in the short term. For lasting weight loss, in rapid transition processed foods to eat and a sedentary lifestyle to enjoy natural food and to spend more research into reality.
And must not be a chore, but an adventure in a healthy life.
- Dr. Vicki March the medical director of the Comprehensive Weight Loss Program and co-director of BodyChangers at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
It starts at an early age
Obesity in children has doubled over in children and adolescents has quadrupled in the last 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention of disease.
Overweight and obesity in children have immediate and long-term health and wellbeing. You are more likely to have risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, and low self-esteem. a healthy lifestyle, including healthy eating and physical activity can reduce the risk, obese and development to reduce related diseases. To create healthy eating habits at home, start with small changes and encourage the whole family to participate. Avoid sugary drinks, which makes breakfast a priority, eat more meals at home - including fruit and vegetables with meals and snacks - all are great goals to help your child to maintain a healthy weight.
Children recognize their best when they start their day with breakfast. It also helps to prevent hunger and can curb overeating during the day. healthy food stock for breakfast and include options that can be eaten on the run:
• Whole grains, cereals little sugar with milk and berries
• low-fat yogurt and fruit smoothies or frozen desserts
• Whole grain bread with peanut butter and banana slices
• fresh fruit and cream cheese
Food you can make more home cooked meals that children receive the fruits, vegetables, lean protein, whole grains and low fat dairy products to their needs growing body.
Sitting at a healthy meal can busy for families, but worth it to be difficult. Children who frequently eat family meals a higher intake of calcium, iron, fiber and vitamins and are less likely to be overweight or obese. The nights occupied, try these simple dishes that use convenience products:
• Turkey and bean tacos (lean turkey, taco seasoning, black beans, tortillas, lettuce, salsa)
• Chicken salad (grilled chicken, lettuce, grated carrot, a little salad dressing)
• roasted vegetables (frozen vegetables, canned chickpeas low sodium soy sauce, low sodium, instant brown rice)
• Cheesy Quesadillas (wheat tortilla, a little cheese, salsa)
• Pizza (pizza crust or whole wheat flat bread, low fat cheese, fresh vegetables for toppings
It provides healthy snacks you hunger at bay, to keep fuel active children and increase the absorption of nutrients. Make sure that you keep the portions small.
• Fresh fruit
• vegetables with hummus
• wheat crackers, peanut butter, low-fat milk
• low-fat cheese sticks
• low-fat yogurt with berries
• trail mix with whole grains, nuts and dried fruits
- Anne Berzinsky, RD, LDN, a dietitian in advance Hospital St. Clair
Care with the metabolic syndrome
Life is short enough as it is. Obesity leads to a life even shorter due to various medical problems caused by obesity.
Many health problems fitting connected overweight or obese in a group of health problems, including central obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol and impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes, the term used to describe this group is called metabolic syndrome. Another way to say this is that people with a higher degree of obesity have a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes and the many complications associated type. These include, but are not limited to the eyes and blindness, vascular disease and amputation, kidney disease and dialysis and, more importantly, in connection with the death of coronary heart disease. Women with diabetes are twice as high as men with diabetes die probably of a heart attack.
To better understand the complexity of the subject to understand the fundamental problem of excess body fat system must be considered. which, when present for a long time, have harmful effects on the body of excess body fat leads more blood vessels to inflammation. People a high degree surrounds with metabolic syndrome of fat of the internal organs. This fatty tissue is found within the abdominal region more problematic than excess fat in the subcutaneous area or just under the skin. lead The ultimate effect of this excessive swelling over time to insulin resistance and eventually give 2 diabetes.
Hypertension or high blood pressure and obesity are other combination harmful to the human body. Dry or metabolic changes that occur in an obese patient can lead to the development of hypertension. A complex interplay of excess stress hormones with cascading interactions leads to increased blood pressure chronically. As body fat collects and stores fat and getting fatter, the heart must work harder to cope with this increased demand. Moreover, the volume of blood from a body must be higher, contributing to heart to pump more blood or increase heart workload. To compensate for the increased workload, the heart is enlarged or hypertrophy. Over time, this stress can lead to heart to heart failure. The symptoms of heart failure, severe cases may include difficulty breathing, while the fluid accumulates a bad functioning of the pump or the heart.
- Dr. James Longhi, general and bariatric surgeon Excela Health
Trends in obesity can be reversed
What's in women in the United States, that makes them so prone to obesity? Is it the fact that we are less likely to exercise than men? Is our stress at work and navigate to home? Is it that the weight gain during pregnancy and keep it? This is our emotional relationship with food as a leader, the buyer and the consumer? Does our desire us to feed themselves and others contribute to these trends?
My guess is all of the above.
We know that some factors increase the risk of obesity, including age, education, business and race, which play an important role in obesity. between 40 and 50, especially those with less education women, those living in poverty are women and minorities rather obese. As recently reported, 57 percent of African American women and 47 percent of Hispanic women are obese, compared to 38 percent of white women.
We must ensure that everyone has an equal chance to live a healthy life. around to meet The Allegheny County Livewell (livewellallegheny.com) initiative for healthier options residents of Allegheny County to the healthy choice is the easy option (or easier). As women, we owe it to ourselves and our families to manage our health.
Try these simple things to motivate yourself:
• Exit Choose MyPlate website tips for healthier options Select (choosemyplate.gov).
• Consider active socialization strategies; try a yoga studio or a walk with a friend.
• Encourage your children to get off the couch and out to do together an activity.
• Let swivel back and try different recipes that are fresh and nutritious.
• a lunch for work pack; plan your meals for the week.
• Understand your relationship with food. If you eat when you are blue, should other strategies - call music, movement, a friend.
• Follow the Centers for Disease Control and prevention strategies for healthy eating (cdc.gov/healthyweight/children/~~number=plural~~number=plural).
- Dr. Karen Hacker, head of the Department of Health Allegheny County
Obesity is a strong predictor of heart disease
One out of three. Thirty-three percent.
That is the number of women from heart disease or stroke sometimes estimated in the United States to die. Long the disease of an older man considered, we now know that heart disease each year a very real threat for millions of women, a woman dies every 80 seconds. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death among American women and cardiovascular diseases - coronary heart disease in particular - almost twice more women kill together each year than all cancers.
These numbers are sobering, to be sure. Unfortunately, many women do not realize the risk of heart disease and how they should. One of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease is obesity. So when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new figures that show for the first time, more than 40 percent of American women are obese, as a cardiologist gives me a great break.
Obesity is one of the best predictors of heart disease, especially in women. In fact, the growing trend of heart attacks in young women is at least partly under 50 overweight the rise in obesity in women due to a variety of diseases may cause risk factors Heart - between diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol including. In addition, obesity predisposes women to conditions, including heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Even if a woman carries fat in your body, it is important. Women with fat around the waist are at higher risk of heart disease than women with fat around the hips.
In the heart of the Allegheny Health Network Women's Center, we focus on helping women become more aware of cardiovascular diseases and education, appropriate preventive measures based on sex. When it comes to being overweight or obese, our team provides our patients with a variety of resources, diet and exercise tips to stress and other mental health programs, our patients give tools and confidence significant lifestyle changes to make life, of the risk to reduce cardiovascular disease and improve their quality of life.
- Dr. Indu Poornima, a cardiologist and director of the Allegheny Health Network Center in the heart of women
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