Excess weight of muscles, bone, fat and water in the body is Overweight. Ayurveda describes that under normal conditions the body fat keeps the body moisturized, promotes sweating, provides energy to the body by storing energy and nourishes the bones by protecting them from shock. Fat gets deposited in and around the belly in all living beings. It is also present in bone. Hence when a person becomes obese his stomach bulges out.

Obesity can be caused by consuming more calories than he burns up. Obesity tends to run in families. If parents are fat then the offspring also show a tendency to accumulate fat. Even the diet and lifestyle habits which are practiced in the family contribute to obesity. Eating habits and level of physical activities can also contribute to an excess deposition of fat. There is a tendency to overeat in response to negative emotions like boredom, sadness or anger. This leads to obesity. Diseases and conditions like Hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, Depression, and certain neurological problems lead to overeating which in turn leads to accumulation of fat. Medicines such as steroids and some antidepressants may cause weight gain. Obesity helps in originating various killer disorders so it should be treating immediately.

In Ayurveda the causes of obesity are defined as not exerting physically, sleeping in the afternoon, consuming sweet foods, the diet and life styles which cause an increase in the dosha Kapha. According to Ayurveda the obese persons are more prone to diabetes, kidney related problems, hepatitis, low libido, low energy levels, skin problems, fistula, piles, filariasis etc.

Numerous tips to reduce obesity have been advised in Ayurveda. 1. Exercise like brisk walking, jogging, playing out door games etc help to reduce weight. 2. Physical exertion like doing housework, walking to bring groceries, vegetables etc, walking long distances to collect your child from school, walking to work, climbing stairs. Exerting physically as much as you can, helps to burn more calories. 3. Mental exertion like worrying or being involved in finding solutions to problems also restricts food consumption in some and thereby can reduce the intake of calories. 4. Having sex frequently is also good physical output. 5. Consumption of honey. This is advisable for non diabetic patients. 6. Consuming 2 tea spoons of honey with a glass of herbal tea which includes weight reducing herbs helps a lot in weight reduction. Honey along with these herbs dissolves the Kapha and medha (body fat). 7. Sleeping for less hours. Avoiding sleeping in afternoons helps to increase the burning of calories. This avoids the slowing of the basal metabolic rate. 8. Avoiding food and beverages which increase Kapha and medha. The foods which increase Kapha and medha are sweets, sweetened drinks, large quantities of carbohydrates and oily food. 9. Consuming wheat products more than rice products helps to reduce obesity. Using Green gram and horse gram helps in reduction of Kapha and meda.

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