The culprits of middle-aged fat can be broadly categorized as the following, most notably because of the decline in basal metabolic rate.
One, the decline in basal metabolic rate:
The human body's basal metabolic rate will slowly decline after 25 years, an average of every 10 years to reduce the 2 ~ 5%, so although the 40-year-old is likely to have a basal metabolic rate of only 25 years old, if the intake of calories with the 25-year-old the same words, will cause calories can not be consumed to hoard the body caused by obesity.
Second, the diet is too greasy or delicate food:
Middle age is the time when many people reach the peak of their career, socializing and socializing, delicate food or too much greasy food is high-calorie food, excess calories in the body piled up a layer of fat, is one of the culprits of the middle-aged hair loss.
Three, the decline in activity:
Once a person reaches middle age, the physical strength will not be as good as before, so the decline in activity, exercise is also one of the causes of middle-aged fat. After reaching middle age, the amount of exercise is not as good as that of young people in their 20s and 30s in the past, coupled with a busy career and no regular exercise habits, the rate of calorie consumption is not as fast as the calories that come in from supplementation, so naturally, it is easy to put on weight.
Four, the plague of chronic diseases:
Middle-aged people are prone to chronic diseases, there are some chronic diseases of the drug will also cause obesity, such as the treatment of diabetes drugs have the effect of promoting appetite, insulin has a lower metabolism, and cause the body to stagnant water. There are also steroid drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and asthma, which can promote appetite and cause water retention in the body, making patients prone to obesity. In addition, the treatment of depression and bipolar disorder drugs have the effect of promoting appetite, and after taking the drug will make the activity decreased, the calories will slowly hoard, resulting in obesity.
Middle-aged can also not "fat"
Middle-aged "fat" is almost an "irresistible" physiological phenomenon, so since it has not caused people to pay enough attention. But modern medicine has proved that middle-aged "fat" and hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and many other common diseases have a certain causal relationship. Thus, medical experts are developing new research areas: can middle-aged people not be "fat"?
The latest study published by the U.S. medical experts show that: if you change the bad dietary habits and adhere to the science of physical exercise, middle age is not "fat" can be realized, by "fat" and lead to many common diseases can be avoided.
To achieve this goal, first of all, to figure out why the middle-aged will be "fat". According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, after the age of 25, muscle mass begins to show a gradual trend of atrophy, and most adults lose about half a pound of muscle mass per year. Because muscle movement is the main way to burn calories in the body, muscle atrophy leads to middle-aged people calorie consumption compared to young people 30-50 calories per day. At the same time, people to middle age after the amount of food but did not reduce, eating habits have not changed, more due to middle-aged men busy career, middle-aged women in addition to work but also to take care of the family and children, do not have time to exercise, resulting in the body of the calories into fat, so the accumulation of time, the vast majority of adults in the body of the total weight of the fat about the year so that the total weight of the body increased by one pound.
This can be seen, leading to middle-aged people "fat" of the main reasons are two: one is to eat unscientific; second is to reduce the amount of exercise. U.S. medical experts pointed out that, in order to middle-aged not "fat", from these two points to adjust their habits and behavioral rules.
In terms of eating, in view of people to the middle-aged muscle calorie-consuming function is weakening trend, middle-aged people should eat less high-fat, high-calorie food, in the case of the amount of food remains unchanged, increase the proportion of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, as well as containing a variety of beneficial components of carbohydrates, that is, "less meat and more vegetables", it is best to be guided by the development of a suitable plan for their own lives, the best way to achieve this goal is to make the best use of the resources. It is best to develop recipes that work for you with guidance.
In terms of exercise, middle-aged people should insist on exercising their muscles regularly to slow down the process of muscle atrophy in middle-aged people as much as possible. Condition can be under the guidance of a practical exercise program, appropriate to do some weight-bearing exercise, such as lifting weights or binding sandbags rhythmic walking or jogging. It is really too busy to separate, as far as possible to work and exercise combined, such as the car parked a little farther, so that they get on the car before and after walking a ride, as far as possible to go up and down the stairs and do not take the elevator.
American medical experts believe that, although the phenomenon of middle-aged "fat" in general does not distinguish between men and women, but, because of the differences in physiology of men and women, middle-aged "fat" is not the same parts of the physical and mental health hazards are not identical, and therefore, middle-aged The focus of preventing "fat" is different for men and women.
Dr. Michael Hamilton of Dijuk University Center pointed out that middle-aged men's excess fat is generally accumulated in the waist and abdomen, the accumulation of fat in the waist may lead to cardiovascular disease, the accumulation of fat in the abdomen is more harmful, because it encroaches on the abdominal cavity of the limited space, and even extrusion of various internal organs, thus leading to a series of diseases. Therefore, men from twenty-four or twenty-five years old, we must take into account the dietary health and adhere to the exercise body, the belly of the middle-aged men can not be taken lightly.
Dr. Simkin Silverman of the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public **** Health said that the accumulation of excess fat in women is generally accompanied by menopause. Prior to menopause, estrogen levels are high in a woman's body, and at that point, even if there is excess fat, it generally only accumulates on the hips and thighs. The cyclical modulation of estrogen levels makes premenopausal women less prone to cardiovascular disease. After menopause, a woman's metabolism decreases at a rate of 4%-5% per 10 years, at which point the parts of a woman's body where excess fat accumulates rise to the waist and abdomen, and the probability of suffering from obesity-induced diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes, is gradually equalized with that of men. Therefore, the woman in the postmenopausal especially to control diet and increase exercise to prevent "fat".
The University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public **** Health began four and a half years ago to provide menopausal women with guidance on preventing "weight gain," allowing them to eat less high-fat, high-calorie foods, more vegetables and fruits, and to increase their exercise and activity levels. Four and a half years later, all of these women are now menopausal, but the vast majority of them have not "gained weight". The number of those who had lost a little weight and those who hadn't gained any was double the number four and a half years earlier.
According to statistics, about half of Americans are overweight, a quarter of Americans suffer from obesity, and throughout the 1990s, the number of obese Americans increased by 75 percent. Susan Nitschke, a nutrition professor at the University of Wisconsin, said the severity of obesity among Americans is more serious than in any other country. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute specifically called on middle-aged Americans to take steps to prevent "weight gain" and thereby reduce the number of diseases caused by obesity.
Bad stomach can only increase the likelihood of middle-aged fat, but you should also see, some people absorb the bad instead of very thin, if the absorption is good, the emission is not good, then it will be accumulated, the likelihood of fat naturally increased, so maintain good living habits, work habits and exercise habits will be able to give you the most help
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