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Other diseases

It is also related to such varied things such as diabetes, pulmonary hypoventilation or decreased testosterone in men, or infertility and menstrual irregularities in women.

Besides the aesthetic aspect, which may have greater or lesser importance, being overweight negatively affects the health and quality of life.

There is evidence that overweight, in addition to raising blood pressure limits the effectiveness of drugs, so that the more overweight as many drugs and poor control of the blood pressure. Read the rest of this entry »

The degree of risk as a result of obesity depends on the relative amount of excess weight, location of body fat, etc.

Comer, can mean the fact of experiencing a good meal, do something healthy for the body, or spend an enjoyable time with family or friends.

Many social events like parties and meetings involve food. But for a person suffering an eating disorder, the eating may involve many different feelings.

The intense fear of gaining weight, and constant thoughts about food and the consequences of eating becomes an obsession for those suffering from an eating disorder. Read the rest of this entry »

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According to Santos Muñoz, obesity is defined as an increase in body weight due to excess fat that seriously endangers health. It is therefore a multifactorial metabolic disease, influenced by social factors, physiological, metabolic, molecular and genetic.

Obesity is a chronic disease with negative health implications and there is a clear and direct association between degree of obesity and mortality. In fact, it is linked to 60% of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases. Read the rest of this entry »

The Tubular Gastroplasty or Gastric Tube is surgery to lose weight, where it is removed about 85% of the stomach, leaving the patient’s stomach with a final capacity of between 60 and 150 cc.

In contrast to other bariatric surgeries, the outlet valve of the stomach and nerves are intact, and though the stomach is reduced, their functions are preserved. This type of operation is irreversible.

Thanks to the functions of the stomach is still developing normally, there are fewer restrictions on food patients can consume after surgery, although the amount of food will be reduced considerably. The removal of most of the stomach also results in the elimination of hormones produced in the stomach, which stimulates hunger. Read the rest of this entry »

The human organism has a high degree of complexity, with an organized system of over 60 trillion cells, each with a unique structure and specific nutrient requirements for proper operation.

The essential amino acids, minerals, almost all vitamins and essential fatty acids must be supplied in the diet because the body does not produce or have to use lots of energy to synthesize some nutrients from other elements.

Studies by the U.S. government show that over 60% of the population is deficient in one or more essential nutrients.

Nowadays, it is virtually impossible to obtain all essential nutrients, just with a healthy diet. Vegetables and fruits are harvested when green, depleted of nutrients that are only developed in the ripe fruit. Read the rest of this entry »

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Here are 7 reasons why it works:

Walking burns calories. For example a person weighing about 75 pounds and walk a mile in 9 minutes, burn an average of 550-800 calories an hour. These calories are comparable to a regular meal.

Regular walking increases your metabolic rate. It is known fact that a walk five times a week for 30 minutes at a moderate to vigorous intensity increases your metabolic rate. This increase in metabolism lasts for several hours after exercise, so we continue to burn calories at a faster rate even after the end of the walk and being relaxed. Read the rest of this entry »

The body burns calories when you mark a rhythm with your feet, said James Levine and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in the journal Science (volume 307, p. 584) in its Friday morning edition.

The researchers conducted an experiment with ten people of normal weight and ten others who were slightly overweight, who are placed sensors on the body. These devices recorded every movement, however small it was, all day.

All participants had jobs that were to remain seated. During the ten-day experience normal activities, except that they ate at the clinic, to ensure that all consume equal portions for the same amount of calories. Read the rest of this entry »

The deficit of sedentary activity of participants did not necessarily reflect a lack of motivation, Levine said.

Instead, it could indicate a difference in the chemistry of the brain, because even when obese people lose weight, still leading a sedentary life. And when the thin gain weight, it nevertheless adopted sedentary habits.

The researchers studied ten subjects and ten moderately obese thin and dressed with a special underwear which used a technology developed for the control panels of the jets.

Distributed sensors that recorded underwear postures and movements of the subjects 24 hours a day for ten days. Read the rest of this entry »

Apparently, some people spend more time in sedentary than other reclining in their chairs or armchairs. And that difference could be key to determining who will gain weight and who is going to stay slim.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic believe they are not traveling to the gym, but the rhythm of daily activities which is the determining factor for setting the weight of each person, as a small study of people who describe themselves as sedentary .

The scientists found that obese people studied sat for 150 minutes a day more than lean people who participated in the study. This meant that the first burn about 350 calories less than the latter. Read the rest of this entry »

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Caffeine Metabolism

The absorption of caffeine at gastrointestinarl is fast and virtually complete within 45 minutes of ingestion.

But the potential effects of caffeine on the metabolism of fats, are inconclusive. The studies focus on the effect on the body of caffeine intake and its effect topical level, ie as an ingredient in creams or gels on the skin. Gastrointestinal level, absorption is rapid and the plasma concentration of the substance is reached between 15-120 minutes after consumption and has a half-life of 2.5-4.5 hours in young people and adults, while in children and the elderly can take many more hours to metabolize. Read the rest of this entry »