1, health hazards of obesity
Obesity is a nutritional disorder.
For a long time, it has always been thought that as long as you are chubby, it means good nutrition. In fact, obesity does not mean good nutrition. It is caused by malnutrition, just like wasting away. The only difference between them is the amount of fat stored in the body. Obesity is not only an excess of body fat, but also a lack of certain nutrients. For example, many obese children are often accompanied by the lack of trace elements such as iron and calcium, causing various nutritional deficiency diseases such as iron deficiency anemia and rickets.
2. Obesity can easily lead to various vascular diseases.
In addition to excessive subcutaneous fat accumulation, the internal organs and blood vessels of the whole body are also full of fat, so it is easy to cause a variety of vascular diseases, especially cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases that seriously endanger health and life. Relevant research data show that the incidence of hypertension in obese people is 65438 0.5 to 3 places higher than that in normal people. Moreover, the higher the degree of obesity, the higher the incidence of hypertension and the more obvious the increase of blood pressure. The incidence of hypertension in severely obese people is as high as 50%. On the contrary, if we take various measures to lose weight, our blood pressure will drop accordingly.
3. Obesity can easily induce diabetes.
Although obesity can not be said to be the direct cause of diabetes, its inducing effect on diabetes can not be ignored. Many data confirm that the heavier the obesity, the higher the incidence of diabetes. At present, diabetes is the most common disease caused by obesity in some economically developed countries. About one third of adult diabetics are obese. Almost all obese people, fasting blood sugar has increased to varying degrees.
4. Obesity can easily cause motor system diseases.
Overweight weight of obese people is an extra burden on the movement system such as bones and joints, especially on the spine and lower limbs. Bones, joints and other tissues support too much weight for a long time, just like carrying extra things every day. Over time, it is bound to break down from overwork, leading to arthritis, muscle strain or compression of spinal nerve roots, causing pain in the waist, legs, shoulders and back, and even joint deformation, which seriously affects limb activities.
Obesity can easily lead to many other diseases.
Obese people are most likely to cause gallstones because of the high cholesterol content in blood and the relatively increased bile concentration, coupled with the oppression of abdominal fat, which hinders bile excretion. At the same time, obese people are often accompanied by liver fat accumulation, which is easy to cause fatty liver and cirrhosis. Obese people are prone to eczema, psoriasis vulgaris, keratosis folliculi, seborrheic dermatitis, acanthosis nigricans, skin atrophy lines, varicose veins of lower limbs, thrombophlebitis and other skin diseases. In addition, highly obese people often have mental disorders, ranging from depression and troubles to sensory and motor disorders, muscle spasms, unstable standing and walking, and even suicide.
2. How to prevent blood sugar from rising?
(1) Eat less at the next meal, remove snacks once or switch to foods with low GI. Because for overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, only by reducing their weight by 5 ~ 10% can their blood sugar be significantly improved. Therefore, as long as the calorie intake is appropriately reduced, better blood sugar control can be achieved. The general experience is that reducing carbohydrate 15g (about 50g rice or 30g steamed bread, 150g apple or pear, 400ml milk or 300ml sugar-free yogurt) can reduce blood sugar by about1.7 mmol/L. ..
(2) Increase the activity or do more exercise. Patients with type 2 diabetes usually get better blood sugar control by strengthening exercise. Even simple exercise, such as walking for 20 minutes every day, can effectively improve insulin resistance and lose weight as long as it persists. Studies have confirmed that diabetic patients can really reduce the dosage of hypoglycemic drugs or even get rid of drug treatment completely after reasonable exercise.
(3) Adjust medication (increase dosage, increase medication frequency or add hypoglycemic agents). Although the methods of exercise and diet regulation are economical and practical, the side effects are small. Compared with the first two methods, drugs can really treat hyperglycemia faster and more effectively.
(4) Self-relaxation and mood adjustment relaxation exercises (such as deep breathing and relaxing muscles with relaxing music). ) can help relieve stress and make hypoglycemic treatment more effective. Learning to adjust emotions and enhance self-efficacy (people's subjective judgment on whether they can successfully carry out a certain behavior), so as to overcome the bad mentality such as fear and negativity after illness, and also help to control blood sugar.
(5) Actively treat other diseases (such as colds and infections). Cold, infection and other problems will cause the increase of adrenaline in the body, which will lead to the increase of blood sugar.
(6) Increase the intake of sugar-free liquid. Dehydration can also lead to an increase in blood sugar. People (whether they have diabetes or not) should consume about 2 ~ 3 liters of sugar-free liquids (water, drinks, soup, etc.). ) every day. When blood sugar rises, drinking water can dilute blood sugar and avoid excessive food intake. Patients with heart disease or renal complications need to limit their fluid intake appropriately, and should consult a doctor or dietitian for details. The most important strategy of hyperglycemia is prevention. This can usually be achieved through good self-blood glucose monitoring.