Do you believe that obesity only makes a person look ugly? No ….it also,
• Robs a person of his opportunities of getting a good job or a suitable match. • Enhances the chances of developing many grace diseases. • Raises the rate of mortality due to liver problems. • Throws the martial life in disorder. • Reduces fertility and prevents conception. • Enhances the chances of developing diabetes high blood pressure and heart disease. • Increases chance of developing cancer. • Shortens the life span.
Reducing extra fat is essential not only for improving your figure and appearance but also for good health. This book shows your sure and scientific ways to reduce extra fact.
• Interesting scientific information. • A detailed analysis of causes responsible for the development of obesity. • A daily diet plan for slimming. • Exercise (with illustrations) to make the body healthy and proportionate. • Practical suggestions at every step. • Neat, faultless and attractive printing.
This book will not only teach you how to reduce your weight but will also show you how to maintain your proper weight!.
The prevalence of obesity is rising at an alarming pace in the elite class of our society. The presence of a large number of obese persons at social functions and get together is becoming a common sight.
Obesity is not just a physical condition but it is also a disease. It is a disease in the treatment of which a patient can help himself more than his physician can. For this it is essential that the patient should know all the details about obesity.
This book contains complete information about obesity and a scientific analysis of facts supported by the statistical data. We are grateful to Dr. Babalal N. Parikh for his valuable suggestions. We request experts on this subject and our readers to send us their reactions and valuable suggestions. Introduction It is an irony of fate that on this earth on one hand millions do not get enough food and on the other there are many more who besides overeating lead a sedentary life and march towards an untimely death. In this wonderful world there have been people with wonderful weight records. Robert Hughes an American youth weighed 483 kg sir nothing less than 1062 pounds! When his heart tired of pumping blood to nooks and corners of his large body stopped beating he was only 32 Perry Peal again an American weighed 798 pounds. Her name finds a place even in the world famous Guinness book of world records but Mrs. Priscilla Molef outshines all of them. She weights 1100 pounds. She has to rely upon a lorry as the only mode to transport Vyankat Swami a rice eating poojari of a temple in Tamil Nadu weighed 800 pounds. When he walked light tremors rocked the whole area. More people came for his darshan than for the darshan of the deity. At last the deity got displeased and called him to heaven. At that time he was only 42! Famous rock singer Elvis Presley also died due to obesity at the age of 42. Obesity is a physical state that causes constant anxiety. It not only shortness the life span of a person but makes his life miserable by causing many grace diseases such as high blood pressure, osteoarthritis and diabetes. Obesity adversely affects a person’s efficiency and prevents him from participating in many activities. Sometimes it causes psychological disorders also. Illnesses and disabilities caused by obesity outnumber all the diseases of vitamin and mineral deficiencies put together. Obesity is an offshoot of the modern age of machines and materialism. If all the people occupying top positions in various walks of life were to assemble in one place. Wearing a pair of shorts it would present a ludicrous sight. Looking at those rotund figures with sagging bellies and masses of fat deposited at various places on their bodies we would find it difficult to decide whether they are human beings or some funny animals! This description is not meant to poke fun at the cost of obese persons. It is only an attempt to view the situations objectively and shot the society looks down upon them. When fat persons lose their weight through efforts and make their bodies proportional the whole would looks at them with respect and honor. Even if there are no apparent difficulties or handicaps in the beginning the fat person should not presume that he is healthy or free from any dangers. The long term dangers of obesity are like a sword hanging over one’s head which can strike any time create numerous difficulties and boundless misery. Contents Section 1: Primary Information about Obesity 1Introduction 7 2Methods to detect Obesity 9 3Hazards of Obesity 18 4Gains of removing obesity 31 5The Causes of Obesity 37 Section 2: Treatment of Obesity 6Prevention of Obesity 57 7An Important questionnaire 59 8Principles of dieting 62 9Daily Diet Plan 74 10Exercise to reduce weight 77 11Make your body shapely with exercise 85 12Fasting to reduce weight 124 13Drugs in the treatment of obesity 128 14Surgery in the treatment of obesity 131 15Acupressure in the treatment of obesity 135 16Magnet therapy in the treatment of obesity 137 17Sauna and massage for losing excess fat 140 18Hypnotism in the treatment of obesity 141 Section 3: Some other Important Topics 19The rate of weight reduction 144 20What if the weight is not reduced? 147 21Maintaining the proper weight 151 22Who should reduce weight and who should not? 154 23Pregnancy and obesity 157 24Childhood obesity 161 25Sixteen practical suggestions 167 26Some successful case histories 172 Appendix 1Calorie counter for common uncooked foods 183 Appendix 2Calorie counter for cooked or processed common foods 191 Appendix 3Vitamins 192 Appendix 4Minerals 194 Appendix 5Substitute foods 197 Appendix 6Models of diets 198
We request experts on this subject and our readers to send us their reactions and valuable suggestions.
It is an irony of fate that on this earth on one hand millions do not get enough food and on the other there are many more who besides overeating lead a sedentary life and march towards an untimely death.
In this wonderful world there have been people with wonderful weight records. Robert Hughes an American youth weighed 483 kg sir nothing less than 1062 pounds! When his heart tired of pumping blood to nooks and corners of his large body stopped beating he was only 32 Perry Peal again an American weighed 798 pounds. Her name finds a place even in the world famous Guinness book of world records but Mrs. Priscilla Molef outshines all of them. She weights 1100 pounds. She has to rely upon a lorry as the only mode to transport Vyankat Swami a rice eating poojari of a temple in Tamil Nadu weighed 800 pounds. When he walked light tremors rocked the whole area. More people came for his darshan than for the darshan of the deity. At last the deity got displeased and called him to heaven. At that time he was only 42! Famous rock singer Elvis Presley also died due to obesity at the age of 42.
Obesity is a physical state that causes constant anxiety. It not only shortness the life span of a person but makes his life miserable by causing many grace diseases such as high blood pressure, osteoarthritis and diabetes. Obesity adversely affects a person’s efficiency and prevents him from participating in many activities. Sometimes it causes psychological disorders also. Illnesses and disabilities caused by obesity outnumber all the diseases of vitamin and mineral deficiencies put together.
Obesity is an offshoot of the modern age of machines and materialism. If all the people occupying top positions in various walks of life were to assemble in one place. Wearing a pair of shorts it would present a ludicrous sight. Looking at those rotund figures with sagging bellies and masses of fat deposited at various places on their bodies we would find it difficult to decide whether they are human beings or some funny animals!
This description is not meant to poke fun at the cost of obese persons. It is only an attempt to view the situations objectively and shot the society looks down upon them. When fat persons lose their weight through efforts and make their bodies proportional the whole would looks at them with respect and honor.
Even if there are no apparent difficulties or handicaps in the beginning the fat person should not presume that he is healthy or free from any dangers. The long term dangers of obesity are like a sword hanging over one’s head which can strike any time create numerous difficulties and boundless misery.
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