For many developed and developing countries, obesity and over-weight is becoming a serious problem for both adults and children.
A person is regarded obese if the body mass index (BMI) is more than 30. According to WHO, one is morbidly obese if BMI is more than 40 or BMI is more than 35 with presesence of medical problems such as diabetes, hypertension and osteoarthritis.
The obese persons have tried many methods to reduce body weigt.
Diet.
Medicine.
Food supplement.
Exercise.
There is now this thing known as weight loss surgery. It started in the mid-1960s and became popular in the late 1990s with the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, i.e. the laparoscopic gastric bypass (GYB), laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).
Weight loss surgery involves risk. The risk of dying from an operation could be as high as one in 200.
It is best to reduce weight naturally: by adjusting your diet,exercising, avoid consuming alcohol, stop smoking, walking about 30 minutes everday.
Yes, reduce weight naturally.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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