OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT

Obesity/Overweight is a condition wherein there is accumulation of excessivie fat in the body. In Ayurveda, this condition is named Medo-Roga. Generally, even in normal individuals, there will be accumulation of fat in the breast, buttocks and abdomen. An excessive of fat will also occur in the above This will be produced after the fat is metabolised in the body. The fat is obtained from ghee, oils and other fatty substances, which are manily used either as a drink or as a food. It may be noted here thast even nerve fibres contain a fatty material in their convering. The major portion of the brain and also of muscle is derived from fat. Fat is also present in some joints in order to avoid friction and damage to the part at the time of the movement. Whenever we take fat or starchy material in excess they will be deposited in the above mentioned places of the body. The danger of fat accumulation is that it producess cholesterol, which circulates through the bloodstream, in the blood vessels and sometimes it is deposited in the walls of the vessels producing a disease called hypertension or High Blood Pressure. The liver, kidneys and heart and their functions will also get deranged, thereby leading to many diseases.

Causes: Obesity/Overweight occurs in a person who is in the habit of not doing any exercise and who eats too much of food consisting of fatty substances and carbohydraes which produce phlegm in the body, resulting in the production of sweat. Because it contains fat and oily material, the Medo-Roga will be produced.