The best treatment for obesity

Diet

A person may become obese when he consumes more calories than he needs, which leads to an increase in body weight over time. Obesity can be eliminated and treated by developing healthy eating habits, through the following:

• Avoid processed and refined foods: It is recommended to avoid these foods that lead to weight gain, and therefore reducing the consumption of these foods that contain a high percentage of fats, sugars, and additives is the first step to treating obesity.
• Eat foods with high nutritional value: Such as: whole grains, foods rich in fiber, and fresh vegetables and fruits, which help in losing weight. Foods rich in fiber contribute to giving a feeling of fullness, thus reducing the amount of food consumption. This is because it gives a feeling of fullness for a longer period by releasing energy slowly, which leads to reducing the amount of calories consumed.

exercise

Exercise and physical activity help treat obesity, and it is necessary to combine healthy food and exercise to get rid of excess weight. Some nutritional guidelines to get rid of obesity include the following:

• Doing moderate-intensity physical exercise at a rate of 2.5-5 hours per week; Among these exercises we mention the following:
  • Brisk walking.
  • swimming.
  • Jogging, or slow jogging.
  • tennis.
• Choose exercises that the person enjoys. It is recommended to exercise for 60 minutes daily, and exercises can be divided during the day from 15-20 minutes for each exercise distributed throughout the day.
• Doing strength and resistance exercises; Such as weight lifting exercises at least two days a week; As it helps burn fat and increase muscle mass.
• Start with simple exercises at first, and then increase their intensity and duration over time, if the person is new to exercising.
• Consult a doctor before practicing any exercise, if the person suffers from any health problems.

Self-monitoring

This is done by paying attention to the food and drink consumed daily, the pattern of exercise, and monitoring the results. This contributes to obtaining better results through monitoring and maintaining weight loss. Some of these techniques include the following:

• Recording food intake daily.
• Body weight periodically.
• Recording the exercises performed daily.