Dietary modification for Underweight
The main aim of dietary modification for underweight person is to restore the body weight to normal. The dietary modification for underweight aims to bring body weight to normal; it is also to provide some extra energy store for the possible lean period. By bringing the body weight to normal it is possible to avoid complications that may arise due to low body weight.
The following modifications should be done in diet to help bring the body weight to normal in an underweight person:
Energy:
The most important dietary modification required is to provide extra approximately 500 Kcal per day. This 500 Kcal per day is above the daily requirement of energy or calorie. Extra 500 Kcal per day will increase body weight by approximately 0.5 kg (kilogram) per week. If higher weight gains (more than 0.5 kg per week) is desired than daily extra calorie intake should be about 1000 kcal per day which will cause weight gain of approximately 1 kg per week.
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What are the Causes of Weight Loss?
The causes of unintentional weight loss are many and in most of the cases of weight loss the cause can be found by careful physical examination and some direct investigations or testing. But in approximately 20%-25% of the cases of weight loss the cause can not be found despite extensive testing and in general their survival is much better than those individuals for whom the cause can be found.
The causes of weight loss are different in elderly and for the young adults. For the elderly the common causes of unintentional weight loss are depression, cancer and gastrointestinal pathology and for young adults the common causes of unintentional weight loss are diabetes, eating disorders and other psychiatric illnesses, hyperthyroidism and infections like HIV. The causes of unintentional weight loss are also different in males and females (in young adult females anorexia nervosa can be a leading cause of unintentional weight loss).Categories: BMI & Weight Issues Tags:
Know about Unintentional Weight Loss
Weight loss of more than 5% (five percent) of body weight without an intention in less than one year time can be called unintentional weight loss and it can be a signal to a serious underlying pathology and underlying systemic disease. It is advisable for general physicians to investigate to find out the cause of weight loss of more than 5% in 6-12 months period. Weight loss should not be ignored if it is not intentional, as it may be due to serious medical problem and early diagnosis of the underlying disease can be managed better if diagnosed in time and as early as possible.
Despite significant variation in the quantity of food and calorie intake as well as highly variable physical activity or consumption of calories, normal human beings generally able to maintain bodyweight surprisingly without much fluctuation.Categories: BMI & Weight Issues Tags:
Solve Obesity Problem by Pills
Overweight and obesity has many ill effects on our health (which everybody is aware of) and it is also regarded as ‘not normal’ in society and peer groups to be obese or overweight. Due to sedentary lifestyle of modern times and habit of eating junk unhealthy foods have made the problem of obesity in every society (may it be a society of developed nation or an under developed nation or a developing nation) a major risk factor for ill health, morbidity and mortality.
These days due to busy life schedules it may not be possible or even if possible some persons may not like to do regular exercise for shedding extra pounds of fat from body.
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Hoodia Gordonii
There are many weight loss products in the market. Many weight lose products like Acai berry products are very well known to the general public, thanks to its promotion by many celebrities like Oprah Winfrey. But there are many more products which are as good as Acai berry products if not better and one of such product is hoodia gordonii.
Hoodia gordonii is a leafless spiny desert plant that grows naturally South Africa and Namibia in the deserts. Hoodia gordonii was discovered by Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon (so named gordonii) in 1779 in and around Orange River. The hoodia plant was long known to the indigenous populations of Southern Africa (the Bushmen tribe) and was used for indigestion and minor infections.
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