Purging refers to the attempts to get rid of the #food consumed. This may be done by vomiting or taking laxatives. Other efforts to lose weight may include the use of diuretics, #stimulants, water fasting, or excessive exercise.
Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply #bulimia, is an #eatingdisorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging; and excessive concern with body shape and weight.
Orthorexia nervosa also differs from #anorexia nervosa in that it does not disproportionally affect one gender. Studies have found that #orthorexia nervosa is equally found in both men and women with no significant gender differences at all.
Orthorexia nervosa (also known as #orthorexia) (ON) is a proposed #eatingdisorder characterized by an excessive preoccupation with eating healthy food.
The #syndrome is thought to be caused by an underlying disorder of #energy utilization and storage. The cause of the syndrome is an area of ongoing medical research.
Metabolic syndrome is associated with the risk of developing #cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In the U.S., about 25% of the adult population has #metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of at least three of the following five medical conditions: #abdominalobesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high serum triglycerides, and low serum high-density lipoprotein (#HDL).
Obesity means having an unhealthy amount of body fat. This puts your health in danger. #Obesity puts you at greater risk for type 2 #diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, sleep apnea, some types of cancer, and stroke.
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The prevalence of #childhood obesity has increased worldwide and various environmental factors have accelerated this trend. Several reports have suggested that food #advertising causes childhood obesity.
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Micronutrient deficiencies affect more than two billion people of all ages in both developing and industrialized countries. They are the cause of some #diseases, exacerbate others and are recognized as having an important impact on #worldwide health.
Micronutrient deficiency or dietary deficiency is not enough of one or more of the #micronutrients required for optimal plant or animal health. In humans and other animals they include both vitamin deficiencies and #mineral deficiencies.
NCDs may be chronic or acute. Most are non-infectious, although there are some #non-communicable #infectious diseases, such as parasitic diseases in which the parasite's life cycle does not include direct host-to-host transmission.
A Non communicable disease (#NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most #heartdiseases, most cancers.
Undernutrition is most often due to a lack of access to high-quality, #nutritous food. This is often related to high food prices and poverty. A lack of breastfeeding may contribute to #undernourishment in infants.
A lack of #nutrients is called undernutrition, including stunting, wasting, and underweight while a surplus of nutrients cases overnutrition, including overweight and #obesity. Undernutrition occurs when an individual is not getting enough calories, protein, or micronutrients.
Malnutrition is defined as a physical state that results from the lack of intake of #nutrition, causing changes in body composition and body cell mass. It adversely affects the #physical and mental functional status of the affected person.
With the advent of westernization, people tend to blindly ape the #cultures and fads practiced in the West, leading to growing indulgence of interests and capacity in our lifestyles, proving #obesity as major health concern leading to various other diseases.
Women with a waist size greater than 35 inches (89 centimeters) and men with a waist size greater than 40 inches (102 centimeters) have an increased risk for heart disease and type 2 #diabetes. People with "apple-shaped" #bodies also have an increased risk for these conditions.