The doctor gave advice on how to fight excess weight

Cardiologist Andrey Kondrakhin told how to calculate your ideal weight, in which cases you cannot lose weight without a surgeon, and how to lose weight on your own.

In conversation with aif.ru On Saturday, November 1, the doctor noted that the ideal weight is calculated by body mass index (BMI), an indicator that is determined by the formula weight (kg) / height 2 (in meters). A BMI of about 25 is considered the norm, values below 20 indicate a lack of weight, above 29 — overweight, but not yet obese.

Kondrakhin noted that with a slight excess of the norm, it is enough to adjust the diet, reduce the amount of fast carbohydrates and increase physical activity. However, with first—degree obesity, a more detailed examination is required - an assessment of metabolism, glucose and insulin levels.

According to him, the second degree of obesity requires medication, and with the third, surgery is often necessary, since a person can no longer control appetite and behavior.

Kondrakhin stressed that being overweight is an additional burden on the body: at a weight of 90-100 kg, a person actually "carries another person on himself." This condition worsens the functioning of the heart, endocrine and respiratory systems, as well as joints. The doctor advises that at the first signs of weight gain, immediately pay attention to nutrition and move more.

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On October 31, nutritionist Mariyat Mukhina, in an interview with NSN, told how to lose weight properly for the New Year. According to her, it's worth focusing on a proper diet rather than frequent trips to the gym. Adults are recommended to eat no more than 600 grams of fruits and vegetables and 60 grams of protein per day. It is worth giving up bread, fatty, salty and spicy — even buckwheat and rice can slow down weight loss.

On October 29, nutritionist, therapist Natalia Pavlyuk, in an interview with Moscow 24, listed effective ways to lose weight. According to her, the Mediterranean and DASH diets can help you lose weight by the New Year. In two months, a person is able to lose from 4 to 8 kg. The specialist recommended consuming about 1,300-1,500 calories per day for women to lose weight, and 1,800–2,000 for men.

On the same day, expert doctor Vera Seryozhina stated that lack of sleep can increase appetite and increase cravings for sweets. According to her, the body continues to work during sleep: it repairs cells, renews DNA and levels hormones, so weight loss at night is a natural process. 360.ru . According to the doctor, without seven to nine hours of night rest, these processes can be disrupted, writes RT.

On October 21, scientists talked about the reasons for the ineffectiveness of weight loss training. According to experts, physical activity has a moderate effect on the process of weight loss, but it plays a key role in maintaining the achieved result and overall health.

In September, Antonina Starodubova, the chief freelance nutritionist of the capital, in an interview with the Moscow city news agency, recalled the benefits of rice with vegetables for body weight control. According to her, the calorie content of 100 g of boiled rice is low – 116 kcal, and adding vegetables to it additionally enriches the dish with vitamins and minerals.

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