Fat gain in middle age becomes the norm! Four health risks are creeping around you, don't ignore it!
Lao Wang posted a message on his circle of friends yesterday: "At the age of 18, he weighed 104 kilograms when he was a soldier. After returning from the army, he weighed 118 kilograms. After working, he weighed 130 kilograms. Now he has been married for five years, and his weight is almost 150 kilograms. Look at the high-spirited look back then, he is simply as fat as he is now. Two people! I don't feel like I don't eat much. Is it true that even middle-aged people can't escape the disaster of a big belly?" There is also a set of comparison charts below the copy.
Fat gain in middle-aged people is becoming more and more common. The latest global adult weight survey released by the British magazine The Lancet shows that the number of obese women in China is 46.4 million and the number of obese men is 43.2 million. There is still a growing trend. Fat gain in middle-aged people can be said to be becoming more and more common in China.
Whether they are men or women, they are easy to gain weight once they reach middle age. However, the age at which they gain weight is different. Women are generally between 34 and 40 years old, which can be said to be the peak period of gaining weight, with the peak being 38; while men are between 40 and 45 years old, with the peak being 44 years old.
Why are people more likely to gain weight in middle age?
·There has been a study abroad on the decrease of lipid turnover capacity with increasing age. The fat cells of 54 adult men and women were followed for an average of 13 years. The results were found that at this stage, the people who participated in the study, whether they gained or lost weight, The turnover capacity of lipids in the body's adipose tissue was on a downward trend. Especially those who did not control their caloric intake gained an average of 20%.
In this regard, the researchers believe that lipid turnover in adipose tissue is an important factor involved in weight regulation. This conclusion may provide reference for the treatment of obesity.
·In the middle age period of lack of exercise, the body's basic metabolic ability will also be significantly weaker. At this time, although you eat almost the same as when you were in your twenties, you will consume less energy. Therefore, fat will be relatively easy to accumulate. Coupled with irregular exercise habits, the calories consumed cannot match the calories replenished, and obesity will naturally find you.
站图片位置·Work and life stress affects the metabolism of people in middle age. The pressure is often relatively high, because they have to be responsible for a large family and take care of their parents, children, partners and their own lives. Long-term high-pressure state will stimulate the body to secrete a large amount of corticosteroids to relieve stress, and this hormone will stimulate the nervous system and stimulate appetite. If you don't control your mouth and your metabolism becomes weak, you will easily gain weight.
Getting fat in midlife seems to have become an unavoidable "hurdle" for people, but we need to remind everyone that we should not take getting fat for granted. If not controlled, getting fat will not only bring about changes in appearance, but also pose a threat to our health.
Middle-aged obesity hides health risks Yang Jingang, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, China Academy of Medical Sciences, said: Harvard University research in the United States found that for every 10 kilograms of weight gained in young and middle-aged people, when they are in middle and old age, the incidence of various diseases can increase, as follows:
1. The risk of hypertension increases by 14%. Obese people are often accompanied by hyperinsulinemia, which can cause increased sympathetic tone, vasoconstriction, and increase blood volume, thereby increasing the burden on the heart and vascular resistance, making it easy to occur. High blood pressure occurs. The more your weight exceeds the normal range, the greater the chance of developing high blood pressure.
2. An 8% increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity can significantly increase the risk of developing hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and other diseases. These complications will "cooperate fully" and further affect the heart, causing angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and heart rhythm. Symptoms such as arrhythmia, and even sudden death.
3. The risk of diabetes increased by 30%. The reason why obesity may cause diabetes is mainly because obese people have more fat, and fat cells are not sensitive to insulin; moreover, such people often have dyslipidemia and increased free fatty acids, which easily develop insulin resistance. At this time, if you do not restrict diet or exercise to reduce the accumulation of visceral fat, your islet cells may be damaged and diabetes may be promoted.
4. The risk of obesity-related cancer increased by 6%. The Lancet once published the results of a large-scale data study on the relationship between obesity and cancer in the UK. The study included a total of 5.24 million British people and conducted an average of 7.5 years. After follow-up and analysis of living conditions data, it was found that: For every 5 increase in body BMI on a normal basis, the risk of uterine cancer increases by 62%, gallbladder cancer 31%, kidney cancer 25%, cervical cancer 10%, and thyroid cancer and leukemia increases by approximately 9%. Not only that, BMI is closely related to liver cancer, bowel cancer, ovarian cancer and postmenopausal breast cancer.
No matter which of the above diseases, the impact on the patient's life and health is very large. Therefore, when people reach middle age, they should pay more attention to controlling their body.
How can middle-aged people overcome the difficulty of getting fat?
"Control your mouth" is the most important measure. Eat more vegetables, fruits, coarse grains, and less big fish and meat to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. In short, try to eat a vegetarian diet. Of course, this is done on the premise of a balanced diet.
At the same time, control the intake of carbohydrates and fat. For example, you must eat less sweets, because after sugar enters the body, a very small part of it will be used as energy for human activities, and most of it will be stored in our body in the form of fat. Over time, you will easily gain weight; drink less carbonated drinks, which contain a lot of sugar. Also, don't eat too much dinner, otherwise you won't be able to digest it and will turn into fat and be stored in your body. Try to control the dinner time before 7 o'clock, and it's best not to eat again after that, especially late snacks.
Keep your mouth shut and "open your legs" at the same time. Avoid sitting for a long time, exercise more, and moderate exercise can ensure a balance between our energy consumption and intake and avoid obesity. It is okay to take a walk, brisk walk, jogging, yoga, etc. after a meal. Try to persist for 25-35 minutes a day, and it is advisable to sweat slightly and feel a little tired. Pay attention to safety while exercising.
Developing good work and rest habits is also crucial. Try to avoid staying up late, otherwise doing so in the long run may affect endocrine metabolism and lead to obesity. Moreover, the less we sleep, the more we will stimulate our appetite and the rate of fat metabolism will also decrease. If we eat midnight snack at this time, who is not fat? Summary
站图片位置: Obesity is a threat to our health and is closely related to the occurrence of many diseases. Therefore, for the sake of our own health, we must pay attention to controlling our weight. We should exercise and eat less. Only in this way can we avoid obesity and add more "insurance" to our health.
References: [1]"Why do people gain weight easily in middle age?". Science and Technology Daily. 2019 -09-17.
[2]"Getting fat in middle age is terrible! Body mass index plus 1 person increases the risk of death by 9%". Health Times. 2017 -11-24.
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