Doctor of personalized medicine, nutritionist Margarita Koroleva spoke about the main causes of obesity to the publication NSN.
“Each of us is supposed to eat in moderation, but there are so many super stimulant foods around, we buy what will be tasty, what will please us,” The Queen noted.
According to the expert, tasty cheap food with a lot of sugar and fat is the reason for weight gain. The second reason for obesity, according to Koroleva, is a sedentary lifestyle.
“And time to pay attention to yourself, indulging in physical activity, as a rule, is not enough. Obesity is a serious problem for mankind, every fourth inhabitant of the planet is now overweight, more than 50% of them are seriously obese,” – added expert.
According to the WHO, obesity is now a global epidemic. In Russia, about 30% of adults are obese, and another 25% are overweight. Women are twice as obese as men. Obesity causes more serious diseases: hypertension, angina pectoris, flu complications, pneumonia and SARS.
On October 21, nutritionist Tatyana Meshcheryakova told how to avoid gaining excess weight in winter. And nutritionist Natalya Nefedova listed three main mistakes that prevent you from losing weight.
