More and More Stupid Fat

Overweight and obesity alias can not only dangerous to health because it can be a risk factor for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, but also can make your thinking ability decreases. The more fat, brain volume decreases.

Research recently conducted American scientists conclude that the brains of people who are overweight (obesity) will begin to deteriorate when it reaches the age of 40 years.

In that study, scientists involved participants who varied with age range 40 to 60 years. Participants were divided into three groups based on body weight, normal, overweight (overweight) and obesity (overweight).

The three groups of participants were asked to solve complex problems and his brain activity measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Results from the settlement of the problem indicates there is little difference in the participants of the three groups, but the image of MRI showed a decreasing function of the parietal lobe of the brain a significant part in the obese group.

Scientists say the gray matter (gray areas) in obese people (obese) reacted differently to tasks that are regulated as compared with those with normal weight.

In addition, the level of brain atrophy is directly associated with Body Mass Index (BMI). The researchers also showed that people with excess body weight had been developed atrophy (shrinkage of cells) of brain tissue in several areas at once, ie frontal lobe, hippocampus, frontal callosal convolution and others.

When compared to people with normal weight, brain volume of people who are obese 8 percent smaller, as reported by GeniusBeauty, Saturday (05/03/2011).

The report in the journal Health from other scientific studies also indicate that obesity increases the risk of weakening the ability to think with age.

While a study in 2009 conducted by the University of Pittsburgh found that the brains of people who are overweight (overweight) will experience a depreciation of 4 percent, while those who are obese (above overweight) will experience brain shrinkage by 8 percent.

Sudha Seshadri, MD, a professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, said the cause of this problem is the fat in the abdomen, also known as visceral fat (visceral fat). The results of this study have been published online in 2010 in the Annals of Neurology.

"The greater the amount of visceral fat a person has to make his brain getting smaller. A small brain volume is associated with reduced cognitive functioning person," said Sudha Seshadri, MD.

Diet Failure Causes

Not to all people successfully lose weight after a diet. Many events, weight back on after stopping a diet (diet yo-yo). Apparently this is the case.

The experts found that people who experienced yo-yo dieting is caused by karakterteristik of protein levels in the blood.

Researchers found women who berahsil maintain weight well tend to have a large enzyme levels. This shows the level of this enzyme affects a person in maintaining his weight.

The possibility of proteins contained in these enzymes may affect the functioning of hormones that control how the body perceives a full stomach and makes the body store extra fat and water.

Levels of enzymes that were not found in women who experienced yo-yo dieting.

"Yo-yo diet can disrupt a person's psychological because he will feel like a failure in reducing weight and can reduce her confidence," says Dr Susan Jebb of the Medical Research Council's nutrition center in Cambridge.

Dr Jebb recalled the importance of studying the causes of a person failed in dieting. With such a strategy could be determined what needs to be done for people to keep their weight in the long term.

This discovery will provide clues for a person to perform simple blood tests before a diet. This is to give assistance in maintaining a slim body.

The study was conducted by researchers from 8 countries in Europe who analyzed blood from 96 participants who successfully lose weight. About half of the participants managed to maintain their weight, while the other half actually gain weight after stopping the diet.

Researchers conducted blood tests on 34 proteins that show levels of a substance called angiotensin-converting enzyme. This substance is strongly associated with women who have yo-yo dieting or weight women with unstable.

Adding Weight

Generally, everyone wants a lean body, but if the body is too thin can also cause some health impacts. But there are several ways you can do to raise a healthy weight.

Just so you know, the body that are too thin tend to have a weak immune system so vulnerable to infection, surgical complications and disease recovery time is longer.

However, this condition can be avoided by raising the weight in a healthy manner so that it has an optimal body, one by using the indicator body mass index (body mass index / BMI).

Someone who has a BMI value of less than 18 means having a below normal body weight, BMI 18.5 to 24.9 means having a normal weight, BMI 25 to 29.9 is overweight and a BMI over 30 is obese.

There are various factors that could cause someone was thin, namely:

   1. It has a rapid metabolic rate
   2. The influence of genetic factors
   3. Personality and environment
   4. As well as some specific conditions that could affect metabolism or function of the level of employment of certain hormones.


For people who have a thin body or a BMI below normal, there are some healthy ways that can be done to raise the weight, namely:

1. Eating foods that contain calories, vitamins and minerals high.
2. Eating foods with the right balance, the recommended ratio is 60-70 percent carbohydrates, 10-15 percent protein and a small amount of fat.
3. Limiting consumption of water or liquids a half hour before and after eating, because if a lot of drinking before a meal will make a full stomach so poor appetite. 
4. Consuming juices such as apple, peach, orange or banana to increase your calorie intake
5. Consuming multiple sources of good fats derived from foods such as nuts, avocados, olive oil and fatty fish (salmon and mackerel)
6. Take some snacks between meals such as yogurt or dried fruit
7. Consume milk regularly, because not only calories but also contain other important nutrients such as protein, vitamins and minerals, and contains healthy bacteria that can help the digestive system.
8. Exercise regularly as it will make the body stay fit and energetic. This condition can be helped to develop the muscles become more slender body shape, and increased appetite.
9. Always think positive, because the mind can affect diet and digestive processes that occur. 
10. Getting time off and sleep well 7-8 hours on a regular basis. 

Decrease the Grease Shoulder

People who experience weight gain is usually not just the abdomen or thighs are huge. Shoulders too big, and for women who are obese shoulders make it look less attractive.

Fat that accumulates on the shoulder of course, can make the appearance less attractive, especially for women who like to wear clothes that expose the shoulder area. How do I remove the fat that is on the shoulder?

To tighten the upper body, can be done by burning excess body fat with cardiovascular exercise and build muscle with weight training.

Here are some ways to lose fat on the shoulder to make it look fast, as reported by the Prevention, Wednesday (02/03/2011), namely:

1. Swim
Swimming is a sport that menggabungan cardiovascular exercise with strength training, especially for the upper body such as shoulders. People with body weight 63.5 kg who swim 25 meters per minute for 30 minutes can burn 200 calories.

2. Exercise and weight lifting barbell
There are some weight training can do to burn fat at the upper body such as shoulders and arms, among others, barbells and weight lifting. There are three main areas on the arm that can isolate and strengthen muscles, the biceps, triceps and shoulders. By doing this exercise, the body will be difficult to store fat in the shoulders and arms because the muscles are always working.

3. Push ups
Push ups are an effective way to burn fat in the shoulder. If you want to do exercises that will work on biceps, triceps, arm and shoulder at the same time, you have to do some push ups. Doing this exercise will help burn calories and also help you strengthen your back and lose weight.

4. Exercises using a chair
Toning muscle and losing fat at the shoulder can also be done with the exercise chair. You do this by putting your palms on the edge of a sturdy chair and stack your weight on the hands. Bend the legs to form an angle of about 90 degrees.

Then slowly lower the buttocks to the floor by bending your arms and push back up until your arms straight back, but do not use aid to boost the body's feet and pile weight on the hands. Do one set of 8 to 15 repetitions.

5. Tighten triceps
Raise your left arm straight up, then place your right hand on left elbow. Pull and slowly bend your elbow toward the right shoulder which is then stretched. Hold for 20 seconds, then repeat with your right arm.