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    Default Obesity in India

    Obesity has become a major Health Issue these days with obese people growing up in number gradually all over the world. Recently even India is showing increasing numbers of obese people.

    According the statistical reports the morbid obesity is affecting 6% of Indian population. Western countries with their food habits are already suffering from rising obese population. India is following the trends of the western and adopting them. This is leading to further increase in obese people.

    Causes of obesity :

    Hereditary : One of the causes of obesity could be genetic traits from ancestors. If your parents or their parents are obese, it is likely that even you develop such a trait that is obesity.

    Hormonal imbalance : There are various hormones whose imbalances in body can lead to obesity. However thyroid gland is sometimes found to be associated with it.

    Bad food habits : Eating junk foods in one of the main reasons of obesity. The saturated fatty acids which are present in most of the junk food are the source of stored fat in the body.

    Sedentary life : Leading a sedentary life without any major activities can also cause obesity due to extra calories being built up.

    The other major reason being developing trends of packed food items which are mostly contained with saturated fats. The genetic studies conducted on Indians suggest that Indians are more susceptible to add up fat in the waist region of the body.

    However the obesity can be treated by following good and healthy diet programs , Yoga and doing regular aerobic exercises. Since yoga is more prevalent in India, people in India are having more chances to stay healthy by practicing it regularly as it helps a lot in reducing body fat. Indians should do Yoga to reduce Weight and Cure Obesity

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    obesity is another problem that is gradually showing up in india. since we indians are taking up the culture of the western people we are being affected with their problems; one of them being obesity. people find it hard to lose weight and become normal back again after they reach the obesity levels. so one should take steps to prevent such a disorder.

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    Obesity is the growing problem in india especially in children. parents are not paying any heed towards their children and avoiding protein and nutritious food. they usually feel lazy and due to lack of time give whatever is present in the house in the lunch boxes such as bread butter, butter jam bread and other junk stuff. this paves way to obesity in the children as they like to eat such stuff. Obesity is the home of many diseases and it creates many problem in the children like depression and inferiority complex.

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    Obesity in India is becoming the main problem among youngsters these days. Obesity is a medical condition wherein excess of body fat gets accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health that leads to reduction in life expectancy or increment in health problems. Obesity increases the probabilities of several diseases specifically heart diseases, diabetes, breathing problems during sleep, various types of cancer and osteoarthritis.

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    Finding alternatives for high calorie foods is a must when your weight is over and you usually find yourself on binge diet. High calorie foods can really make you prone to weight gain. Thus you should make certain arrangements for low calorie foods. You should add lots of organic stuff to food. Replace normal oil with olive oil. Also make sure that you have lots of fluids through out the day.

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    Obesity is a growing problem in india. you can still look forward to lose weight by exercising. How to get Weight Loss Quickly ideas can be availed from internet. Weight loss is a touchy concept and thus you should understand that this has to be effective. You should make a program or regime for you that will help you in losing enough weight. Make modifications in food you eat and also add some work outs to your life.

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    Problem Of Obesity In India is rising high. In 21st century India obesity reached huge epidemic proportions. Morbid obesity has affected 5% of entire Indian population, in this prospect, India follows trend from other developing nations which are becoming more obese-prone too. Unhealthy or processed foods, result of global food market-products can be the reason, moreover genetically Indians are susceptible of getting weight accumulation around waists.

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    Obesity is a problem that has reached to an epidemic amount. It is now seen in most of the young kids. The major cause of obesity is the present life-style people are leading. The food habits needs to be changed and people should eat healthier food than having the junk food that contains excessive amount of calories. It is also due to lack of physical exercise.

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