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H1N1
According to the latest report in the newspaper, the death toll from influenza A H1N1 is 67 as of August 18, 2009. The Health Ministry of Malaysia is concerned that the obese may be in the high-risk category.
Obesity
In a 2006 national survey showed that 43 percent of Malaysians were overweight or obese – excess body weight in the form of fat – with the number growing rapidly because of the increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
“The obese may find themselves in the high-risk group for all viruses, including H1N1. Obesity is also the road to diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses which reduces immunity,” Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said when opening the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity Scientific Conference on August 13, 2009. MASO advocates a healthy lifestyle as part of a comprehensive approach to weight management programs.
Weight Management
There are two approaches to control your weight. One is to exercise and the other is to eat the right way.
Exercise: While aerobic exercise such as jogging, walking, or swimming can boost your metabolism and weight loss, you need to do resistance training in the gym or at home to increase muscle strength and density, which in turn allows you to burn more calories faster. To see results you need to do at least three to four sessions a week.
Eating: Eating less but more frequently at a fixed time for each meal is the right way to have your meals. When you are eating at a regular interval you are training your body to expect food and burn calories every three to four hours. You boost your metabolism this way and you don’t gain weight. When you are eating irregularly or eat at a longer interval, your body does not know when to expect food and your metabolism drops to conserve energy. Your body responds to what it thinks is a period of malnutrition. Now you know why some people keep eating all day long but never gain weight.
Change your sedentary lifestyle and change your health for the better. Change your eating habits and change yourself to a slimmer body.
According to the latest report in the newspaper, the death toll from influenza A H1N1 is 67 as of August 18, 2009. The Health Ministry of Malaysia is concerned that the obese may be in the high-risk category.
Obesity
In a 2006 national survey showed that 43 percent of Malaysians were overweight or obese – excess body weight in the form of fat – with the number growing rapidly because of the increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
“The obese may find themselves in the high-risk group for all viruses, including H1N1. Obesity is also the road to diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses which reduces immunity,” Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said when opening the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity Scientific Conference on August 13, 2009. MASO advocates a healthy lifestyle as part of a comprehensive approach to weight management programs.
Weight Management
There are two approaches to control your weight. One is to exercise and the other is to eat the right way.
Exercise: While aerobic exercise such as jogging, walking, or swimming can boost your metabolism and weight loss, you need to do resistance training in the gym or at home to increase muscle strength and density, which in turn allows you to burn more calories faster. To see results you need to do at least three to four sessions a week.
Eating: Eating less but more frequently at a fixed time for each meal is the right way to have your meals. When you are eating at a regular interval you are training your body to expect food and burn calories every three to four hours. You boost your metabolism this way and you don’t gain weight. When you are eating irregularly or eat at a longer interval, your body does not know when to expect food and your metabolism drops to conserve energy. Your body responds to what it thinks is a period of malnutrition. Now you know why some people keep eating all day long but never gain weight.
Change your sedentary lifestyle and change your health for the better. Change your eating habits and change yourself to a slimmer body.
