Weight-related issues have been on the rise in certain countries resulting in fitness levels moving towards a downward trail. The cause of the issue and preventive measures that can be taken is addressed in this article.
The major causes of weight gain in human beings can be attributed to dietary habits and a sedentary lifestyle. The human body is primarily designed to do physical work to digest the food consumed. Inadequate physical exercise leads to fat getting deposited mostly around the stomach and waist areas. Modern food habits are also a major contributor to weight gain. Excess consumption of processed and fatty foods can result in an obese and disease-prone body. Technological development has produced machines that perform work which was once done entirely by humans. This has caused human beings to become lazy and rely on machines even for the smallest possible physical work.
Research has shown that citizens of countries whose government emphasis on physical activities (sports) in schools and universities lead a disease-free life. While the issue of weight gain is a serious one, there are a number of simple measures that can be taken to address it. A personal acquaintance of mine had major issues with obesity. Regulated food habits, combined with a disciplined lifestyle and plenty of physical exercises worked wonders for him. Within a matter of months, he became leaner, fitter and extremely cheerful. Governments should create health-awareness programs that throw light on the ill-effects of weight gain and the numerous benefits of maintaining good health. Public swimming pools, jogging grounds should be provided and citizens must avail them at every opportunity.
As the old adage goes “A sound mind resides in a sound body”. It is the responsibility of each individual to maintain proper body weight and set an example to their near and dear ones to achieve the goal of a disease-free society.
Weight-related
issues
have been on the rise in certain countries resulting in fitness levels moving towards a downward trail. The cause of the
issue
and preventive measures that can
be taken
is addressed
in this article.
The major causes of
weight
gain
in
human
beings can
be attributed
to dietary habits and a sedentary lifestyle.
The
human
body
is
primarily
designed to do
physical
work to digest the
food
consumed. Inadequate
physical
exercise leads to
fat
getting deposited
mostly
around the stomach and waist areas. Modern
food
habits are
also
a major contributor to
weight
gain
. Excess consumption of processed and fatty
foods
can result in an obese and disease-prone
body
. Technological development has produced machines that perform work which was once done
entirely
by
humans
. This has caused
human
beings to become lazy and rely on machines even for the smallest possible
physical
work.
Research has shown that citizens of countries whose
government
emphasis on
physical
activities (sports) in schools and universities lead a disease-free life. While the
issue
of
weight
gain
is a serious one, there are a number of simple measures that can
be taken
to address it. A personal acquaintance of mine had major
issues
with obesity. Regulated
food
habits, combined with a disciplined lifestyle and
plenty
of
physical
exercises worked wonders for him. Within a matter of months, he became leaner, fitter and
extremely
cheerful.
Governments
should create health-awareness programs that throw light on the ill-effects of
weight
gain
and the numerous benefits of maintaining
good
health. Public swimming pools, jogging grounds should
be provided
and citizens
must
avail them at every opportunity.
As
the
old
adage goes “A sound mind resides in a sound
body”
. It is the responsibility of each individual to maintain proper
body
weight
and set an example to their near and dear ones to achieve the goal of a disease-free society.