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Published 2011/04/13 | 
The world has now formally recognized that the problem of overweight and obesity is a leading health problem. While there are no precise estimates, over a billion people around the world are facing problems from overweight and obesity. In the US itself more than 60 percent of the adult population face this health problem and associated increased risk of various other diseases because of this condition. Clearly urbanization, sedentary lifestyle and modern dietary practices are indicated as the culprits. The problem has reached epidemic size.
Rapid urbanization is going to make it even more widespread a problem. So too is there a booming market for weight loss solutions and products. It is estimated to have crossed US billion annually. Concern, interest and investment have increased in conducting scientific studies into its causes and solutions. All these have resulted in numerous claims and counter claims. While the debate remains often inconclusive, numerous prescriptions and products have been loudly announced as solutions for obesity.
Many of these claims and propaganda simply do not have any rational basis.
Starvation diet or a crash diet seems to be the spontaneous and immediate response to overweight problem with the intention of burning away the accumulated excess fat. This is grounded on the popular notion that near starvation or starvation is the way to lose weight. Of course, this may look to be alright in the beginning. But when the metabolism declines with near starvation, hunger will increase. There is also the risk of undernourishment and physical weakness. Rather than starve, it is better and safer to increase the frequency of the meals but with lesser quantity of food.
It is generally believed that carb-free diet will make the flab disappear. But then all carbohydrates are not really all bad. Good carbohydrates slow down digestion and are really needed by the body as it makes one feel full for a longer time too. The craving for food declines. Slow digestion is important for weight loss.
The insulin that is released becomes slow while the glucogen burns the fat away from the body. For instance, bread digests fast and is a bad carbohydrate. The weight loss market offers a number of weight loss diet formulas such as the The Atkins diet, 7 day diet, NutriSystem, Anne Collins Weight Loss Program, Diet Smart, Negative Calories Food& Recipes, Beverly Hills Diet and Fit Yummy Mummy. But you will have to find out what you need and whether any of these fulfill your need.
What is more important is to lose weight and maintain the weight. It is important to know what the reasons for your weight gain are. What you need to know also is your food compatibility.
Hoodia
Published 2011/04/13 | Overweight and obesity results from accumulation of body fat. This could lead to health problems. Overweight and obesity is measured with Body mass index (BMI). It is weight in relation to height of a person. When the BMI increases and falls within a range of 25 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2, the person is overweight and in the pre-obese stage. If the BMI exceeds 30 kg/m2, then obesity has set in already.
Obesity is said to be the cause or are associated with a number of health problems such as heart disease, osteoarthritis, certain types of cancer and type 2 diabetes. Excessive intake of calories, genetic susceptibility, absence of or very low physical activities, medical reasons and psychiatric reasons are some of the common causes of obesity.
Though a preventable health problem, the prevalence of the problem in adults and in children amongst all sections of the populations in the developed countries and the more affluent in the developing countries are truly alarming. It has become one of the most serious public health issues in the 21st century. There are a number of ways in which this problem is attempted to be addressed. This includes dieting, physical exercises, medication, dietary supplements, appetite suppressants, anti-obesity drugs, and surgery.
Hoodia is a plant native to the Kalahari Desert of South Africa. San Bushmen, the native inhabitants ate them while on long hunts that took a number of days. This suppressed their appetite. It came to the attention of the media who soon broadcast it worldwide. This led to a rush to produce and market Hoodia products in various forms like Hoodia powder, liquid Hoodia, Hoodia capsules, Hoodia shake and Hoodia extracts, which claims to contain pure Hoodia gordonii.
The vast traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples is a store house of knowledge on medicinal plants. This has been a subject of intense research. Many of them are finding its way into modern application as products for various uses. It is now well recognized that all the traditional communities have a knowledge that is an ecological map of biodiversity of their habitat. The modern world has been making painstaking expeditions to extract this knowledge which often includes enticement and threats ending in biopiracy to a mutually beneficial partnership.
Africa is richly endowed with a variety of ecologically diverse regions with rich biodiversity about which there are knowledge accumulated through centuries embedded in the traditions of the local native inhabitants. This knowledge also encompasses knowledge of medicinal plants which now finds its way into modern products to cater for health needs. The cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries have been eager to dig deep into this treasure house of knowledge, and to bring them out as remedies and treatments for various ailments and health conditions. This Dark Continent has now contributed one more vital piece of knowledge in the form of Hoodia.
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