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The Obesity Pandemic century


Obesity has become a worldwide pandemic disease, as well as a biological disaster, psychological and social. The problem has reached alarming levels in both industrialized countries and in those who are not. The prevalence of obesity in industrialized countries is increasing, the prevalence of obesity in the United States increased by 30% in adults older than 20 years, according to the NHANES III (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey). In our Latin American countries, the prevalence is lower, but it is a public health problem as well as malnutrition.

problem not only in adults, but increasingly in children and adolescents. The prevalence of overweight among Hispanic children is higher than the general pediatric population. In addition, the prevalence of obesity among Hispanic adults is higher than the general population.
23% of Hispanic children and adolescents, aged between 6 and 19 years old, are overweight, as measured by Index body mass (BMI ), compared with 15% of Hispanic children and adolescents. (JAMA October 9, 2002 - Analysis of Data from NHANES)
Over 27% of overweight Hispanic adolescent boys. (JAMA October 9, 2002 - Analysis of Data from NHANES)
Almost two in three adults (64.5%) in the United States are overweight or obese among Hispanics, the rate is even higher. Nearly three in four Hispanic adults (73.4%) in the United States are overweight or obese. (JAMA October 9, 2002 - Analysis of Data from NHANES)
Obesity is associated with diabetes and the incidence of diabetes is almost twice as high among Hispanic Americans in the general population. Among Hispanic-origin population in the United States, 10.2% (more than one in 10) suffer from diabetes, compared with 6.2% of the total population. (National Technical diabetes, Centers for Disease Control, 2000).
In the past 20 years, caloric intake among U.S. adolescents (of all ethnic backgrounds) has remained relatively stable, while physical activity has declined 13%. (National Institutes of Health, according to L Sutherland, Experimental Biology 2003).
The more hours are spent watching television, are more likely to children are obese and over 50% of Hispanic children spend 3 or more hours a day watching television, compared with 37% of white children.
What is Obesity?
is a disease that combines metabolic factors, nutritional, genetic, psychological and environmental, as evidenced by an increase in fat mass over 25% of what is considered normal for each individual by sex, age and physiological condition. Obesity
Types: There are various classifications of obesity. One of the most common is the BMI is an indicator that is calculated by dividing the person's current weight by your height squared Kg./m2 The classification is shown in Table n ª 1.


Table 1. Criteria for establishing the degree of obesity

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Classification BMI (kg/m2) Risk of Disease and / or complications

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18.5 to 24.9 None Normal


Overweight 25 to 29.9 Slight risk


Obesity grade I 30 - Moderate risk 35


Obesity grade II 36 - High risk 40


Obesity grade III 41 to 45 Very high risk


Morbid obesity grade I from 46 to 50 Far

risk
Morbid obesity grade II from 51 to 55 Far

risk obesity
Supersuper> 55 extreme risk

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Another classification is according to the distribution of body fat, which can be:
1) abdominal obesity or android (apple type): those people who accumulate most of their excess body fat level abdominal, this type is more common in males and is the one that carries more risk to chronic degenerative diseases.
2) Obesity buttocks - femoral or gynecoid (pear type): those people who accumulate most of their excess body fat at the hips, buttocks and thighs. It is more common in females and lesser risk to chronic degenerative diseases.

Causes of Obesity: The causes of obesity is multifactorial, ie different factors that influence the onset and progression of this disease. Among these factors are:
a) The poor eating habits: too much food rich in saturated fats and sugars refined, they are poor in nutrients and high in empty calories.
b) Sedentary lifestyle: physical inactivity, the jobs that force them to spend long hours sitting, but the hours we spend watching TV do not consume excess calories consumed in food.
c) Genetics: the trend of overweight is hereditary, due to the inheritance of a group of genes that predispose to this condition and what we inherit from our parents or grandparents.
d) Factors Socio - Cultural: There are societies where being overweight symbolizes vitality and health, other countries lifestyles are so fast that they are required to eat junk food.
d) Age, sex, and condition physiological: it is more often overweight and obesity in women than men, just as they tend to accumulate more fat as they age.


Consequences of Obesity:



Heart Disease Hypertension
joint problems
Osteoarthritis Respiratory

Calculations
Gallbladder varices

Hiatal Hernia Low Self-Esteem Attempted suicide


Cancer Diabetes Endocrine


Fatty Liver Sleep Apnea
Underachievement school and work


WHAT TO DO
Are you a person whose BMI is higher than normal must first accept that there is a problem and that should get you the best solution. The second step is to attend the consultation with the nutritionist, the internist and endocrinologist to address the problem in a multidisciplinary fashion.
The idea is not dieting copied from a neighbor or a magazine, which will only continue for a while, getting to regain the lost weight and feeling frustrated, neither is the use of drugs not recognized by the FDA, putting at risk health.
It is best to let the experts will perform an integral y evaluación de su determinen cause problem poder para el mejor tratamiento personalizado give.

Dott, ssa Rosisella Puglisi

Nutritionist - Dietitian

Magister Clinical Nutrition

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There are many people who ignore the fact that an active sex life, healthy and happy is not just a healthy body and mind but also about what we eat.

Many of sexual dysfunction have its origin in the diet, for example, the dysfunction that comes to the circulatory failure is caused by a diet rich in sugars, and fatty foods. The cause of neurological dysfunction has its origin in poor supply of protein (amino acids esenziali) and type of sexual dysfunction endocrinologists us - have its cause in a metabolic power with certain deficits that result in low production of sex hormones.

Our body has a special recipe to form and synthesize sex hormones, these ingredients are protein, essential fatty acids Omega -3, Vitamin E, Vitamin B complex a lack of protein produces desist if sexual, decreased sperm count. Lack of Vitamin E produces problems in the regeneration of testicular tissue and a decrease in gonatropine pituitary that stimulate the ovary and testis. The lack of vitamin B1 produces fatigue, exhaustion, depression and sexual apathy. Lack of magnesium produces irritability and apathy two characteristics incompatible with an active sex life and happy and well and causes of sexual impotence in men. The

addition to carbohydrates cause premature ejaculation and impotence in men, and numbness in women. The excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs cause a decrease in appetite and malnutrition then, cause abnormal sexual desire and ambition infertility in women.

Aphrodisiac Foods Aphrodisiac

means "element that leads to lust carnal. " In theory, the aphrodisiac is any substance that increases sexuality. The name comes Afroida of the Greek mythological figure.


Gia from the antiquity of the man was looking for food which increased his desire and sexual potency. Finding some foods with this desired effect. Asians in ancient China used the ginseng root to reach sexual desire. In the ancient texts of the Kama Sutra Indian already described in the milk and honey as food that increases sexual desire. Other ancient people used carrots, and Sparaci as aphrodisiacs.

natural aphrodisiac:


Ginkgo Biloba : Keep in constant sexual desire uomo.Paletta Shark: traditional dish of Chinese food, the secret of fertility cinese.Zucchero Cane: I always eat a good lovers candy before you make love, sugar in small amounts produces an increase of blood glucose and decreases the adrenaline that promotes sexual act.

Celery : the stock of this root is a powerful afrodiaco. You should not merge with the lettuce because it breaks the desired effect. Hazel: Some CULS put baskets of nuts next to the bed newlyweds to be something!.


Cinnamon : it has a mild aphrodisiac effect. Widely used in some debiti.Cipolla: as well as the seasonings are garlic erotic, widely used in food arabo.Frutti Bosco: Prepare to relax the woman inside preparing for the sexual act. Ginseng: A cup of tea, 15 minutes before the sexual act is definitely a drink that does not fail.


The Cool: another sweet fruit, as sweet as the passion which gives rise to a pair. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks had always mythological characters with strings of Fiji and the churchyard tree considered cool. Malva: is an herb that made infusion can relax and increase sexual desire.


La Mela : used first for Eve in Paradise, is the aphrodisiac of the first world history.
Mint: in the first infusion of the sexual act. Pungent: the quick fix and infallible. You can get the tomato juice or soft drink if you want the stomach permits. Parsley: an ingredient for a salad love. Pistachio: dried fruit for its costly effects. Sage plant that was never absent in the gardens of ancient Greece, it was believed that gave eternal life, but in reality it is an aphrodisiac. Avocado: one of the most widely used aphrodisiacs in Mexico.


Chocolate : used for hot-blooded Spaniards as an aphrodisiac. Pumpkin: a force to the male. Cherry: The fruit of this bone Vitamin B15 has a secret power and youth.
Prawns: all crustaceans and world-renowned as aphrodisiacs. Honey, hence the name honeymoon for newly married couples, it offers proximity to the bride and groom for the outcome of the first sexual encounters.


Strawberry : implementation on the endocrine system. Soy: it helps the couple's sexuality.

A man who is fed a healthy sex life healthy and happy!.