Acıbadem Ankara Hospital Nutrition and Diet Specialist Renan Güneş listed nutritional recommendations for preventing obesity. Dietitian Renan Güneş “Obesity occurs when the amount of energy taken from food exceeds the amount of energy consumed by physical activity and basal metabolic rate. The World Health Organization defines obesity as excessive fat accumulation in the body to the extent that it impairs health.
CAN CAUSE PALACE, TENSION AND VASCULAR DISEASES
Pointing out that obesity also paves the way for other diseases, Dietician Güneş said, “Due to high cholesterol and triglyceride levels, it causes high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. As the body mass index increases, both high blood pressure, bad cholesterol and triglyceride levels increase. This change in blood values increases the risk of coronary artery, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
Stating that obesity can also lead to hypertension, Dietician Güneş said, “High blood pressure can be briefly defined as high blood pressure. High blood pressure, which is manifested by the excessive pressure of the blood on the vessel walls, can cause serious damage to the kidneys, brain, heart and vessels without any symptoms for a long time. He drew attention to the seriousness of the situation in obesity patients, due to the high body weight, both the heart pressure increases and the resistance in the vessels increases, and with the increase in fluid retention, a suitable environment for the formation of hypertension is created.
CAN TRICK CANCER
Expressing that type 2 diabetes is also associated with obesity, Dietitian Güneş said, “The vast majority of type 2 diabetes patients are overweight. Especially fat cells stored around the waist damage hormones and cause inflammation. “This inflammation changes the way the body metabolizes fats and carbohydrates, leading to high blood sugar and diabetes,” he said.
13 GOLDEN TIPS TO STOP OBESITY
Reminding that more than 3 million people lose their lives due to obesity and overweight every year in the world, Dietitian Güneş listed the things that should be implemented in the diet to prevent obesity:
- Consume 2.5 -3 liters of water daily.
- Prefer healthy drinks instead of ready-made fruit juices, carbonated drinks, sugary drinks.
- When preparing food, use healthy cooking methods such as grilling or boiling, rather than frying.
- Avoid excessive salt consumption.
- Do not consume popular diets and weight loss drugs and slimming teas that cause rapid weight loss.
- Do not eat in distressed, stressful or angry situations.
- Do not skip meals and do not neglect snacks
- Chew food slowly and well in your mouth.
- Be sure to exercise. Make sure to be physically active.
- Consume whole grain breads such as rye instead of white bread
- Focus on fruits and vegetables in your diet.
- Instead of solid fats such as butter, margarine, tallow, use liquid oils such as olive oil.
- Take prebiotic foods. If you cannot consume enough of these nutrients, use probiotic supplements.
Renan Güneş, who stated that medical nutrition therapy has an important place in obesity, the aim of this type of nutrition is to provide adequate and balanced nutritional requirements suitable for the age, gender, physical activity status, lifestyle and physiological condition of the individual, correct and permanent eating habits instead of wrong eating habits. gaining weight, bringing body weight to the desired level and preventing weight gain again. He stated that the necessary controls should not be neglected by consulting a specialist about whether the person is fed appropriately and adequately.