Every day the fat woman dies a series of small deaths.

Who is obese? By definition, a person who weighs 30% or more over her ideal weight is obese .Excess weight is usually defined by measuring a person’s weight in kilograms then dividing it by that person height in meters squared.

What’s wrong with being overweighed?
Chronic overweight is a serious medical problem and can be contributory cause of many health complications like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, atherosclerosis, etc, etc. Another possibility is that obese persons breathe at higher frequencies—but substantially smaller tidal volumes—compared with non-obese individuals. As a result, the bronchodilatory effect of tidal strains is compromised and the obese person is predisposed toward increased airway responsiveness.

Why this affinity to eat?
The number one cause is over eating causes hypoglycemia, emotional and psychological factors and nutritional deficiencies, people who are unhappy or feel lonely, then to comfort eating to calm their anxieties. Paradoxically, over weight people are undernourished because junk food has lots of calories, but not much to offer by way of nutrition.

Lack of exercise is one of the prime causes of being over weight. You have to balance your calories intake with calorie expenditure.
• People with low metabolic rate put on weight faster.
• Medical condition like thyroid insuffiency slows down the metabolism as well as reduces physical activity.
• Women tend to gain weight during periods of hormonal change, like adolescence, pregnancy and menopause. Some women who take the pill tend o gain weight as well.
• With the onset of menopause, the level of estrogen increases.
• There is a danger if infants are overfed. High calorie intake during infancy develops permanent fixed in number.

The only safe way to reduce obesity is to -
• Eat four to five small meals a day.
• Avoid all white or brown sugar, refined denatured food and drink lots of water.
• Eat ripe tomatoes every morning for breakfast as it contains important vitamin and minerals.
• Water retention is a common problem for premenstrual women and is bound to make you feel full and fat
• Most important is to chew your food properly which gives you a feeling of being full and thus prevents overeating.

The study doesn’t suggest all overweight women are headed for health problems. Not everyone who’s overweight is unhealthy. And being lean doesn’t guarantee good health.