Now middle-aged obesity has almost become a common phenomenon. More and more people will start to get fat in middle age. Middle-aged obesity will not only rapidly reduce their appearance, but also cause great harm to their health. So what causes middle-aged fat? How to deal with middle-aged obesity? This article summarizes the main reasons for middle-aged obesity and the methods to help middle-aged people lose weight, hoping to help friends who are troubled in this regard.
Decreased basal metabolism
Many middle-aged obese people are not fat when they are young, and even have a very slim figure, but they don't know why. They start to get fat in middle age, both men and women. Obviously, the diet is not much different from before, but there is more and more meat on the stomach.
That's because the basic metabolic rate will decrease in middle age. Regardless of other factors, your body will automatically consume fewer calories every day than before. If you eat as much as before and don't increase your exercise, the remaining calories will become fat and accumulate.
Changes of hormones in the body
Hormone imbalance is one of the important reasons for middle-aged obesity. Middle aged people have more problems to consider than young people. Therefore, they are under great mental pressure. As a result, the body will secrete a large number of corticosteroids to relieve stress, and this hormone will stimulate the nervous system and stimulate appetite.
The secretion of estrogen in the ovaries of older middle-aged women is decreasing, and the source of estrogen is fat in addition to the ovaries. Therefore, when the body cannot get enough estrogen from the ovaries, it will look for it from the fat, so the body will store more fat to provide estrogen.
High life pressure
Middle aged people are often old and young. The pressure of daily work and life can easily lead to emotional anxiety. The state of anxiety will affect the quality of sleep, and may cause insomnia, and lack of sleep is one of the important reasons for obesity.
Poor living habits
In middle age, people usually have their own career and often need to go out to socialize. They drink and eat meat at the wine table without restraint. Therefore, they eat a lot of high calorie food and sit on the sofa after they go home. They are lazy to exercise, so fat is naturally hoarded. In addition to social activities, working overtime will also make the diet and work and rest irregular, which are important factors that can lead to obesity.
Ways to help middle-aged people lose weight
Balanced diet
The basic metabolism of middle-aged people decreases. If you don't pay attention to diet every meal, it is easy to accumulate fat and lead to obesity. Therefore, we must maintain a balanced diet, control calorie intake, eat less food with high calories and fat, and reasonably match fresh vegetables and fruits with each meal. In addition, do not eat too full, seven full is the most ideal amount of food.
Light taste
Many middle-aged people always like to add a lot of salt when eating, and the sodium in salt will hinder the human body from discharging water, causing water to accumulate in the body and form edema obesity. Some people like to eat sweets, but eating too many sweets will increase blood sugar, stimulate a large amount of insulin secretion and lead to fat accumulation. In addition, eating heavy oil can also lead to obesity. Therefore, if middle-aged people want to refuse 'greasy', they need to grasp the three principles of 'low oil, low sugar and low salt'.
Proper exercise
If you want to refuse middle-aged obesity, appropriate exercise is certainly essential. Don't give up leisure sports because of the dual pressure of family and work. When working, you can make more use of some leisure time to do sports; After work, you can exercise in the gym, home or community.
Pay attention to water replenishment
The physiological function of middle-aged people gradually decreases and they are not very sensitive to thirst, so don't wait until they are thirsty to drink water. Drinking water on time can effectively alleviate anxiety. All kinds of energy metabolism in the human body need the participation of water. Many nutrients also need to be dissolved in water to be absorbed by the human body. In addition, drinking water can also promote intestinal peristalsis and expel toxins from the body.