More than 60% of Mexican women die

Did you know that 65% of women in Mexico are constantly subjected to subsistence allowance to lose weight ?, revealed a study carried out by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

The pursuit for weight is no longer limited only to the comments of family, friends or fashion trends. Now it has also reached the media, the same instances of health and even in companies.

A very clear example of this last point is the announcement recently made by the government of Japan, which will fine public and private companies that have overweight or obese employees. The idea is not to fire them, but to support them lose kilos , with the purpose that in 4 years 10% of the Japanese population reduces the diameter of your waist .

And although in Mexico we have not yet reached those levels of demand, the fact of "betting" that individuals stop eating certain foods, instead of promoting a culture focused on avoiding excessive consumption , has become more of a problem than a solution for those who carry a few extra kilos.

Lose weight responsibly

Having to meet the stereotype of a thin body, regardless of what is achieved, brings a high bill to pay and not only from the point of view of physical health, but also mental:

"People, especially women, are" required "to look slender no matter that in that search they put their health at risk. There is no real concern to achieve a healthy body based on proper nutrition and a dose of frequent exercise, "explains the doctor Roberto Rodríguez Nava , specialist in sports medicine .

And he adds that for a plan of weightloss be efficient, the specialist must become the best ally of the patient, first making him see that the important thing is to take care first of all health, adapting the diet according to what you like to eat and make it accessible to the place where you can eat your food:

"We must not forget that without health there is no beauty. A person who does not eat properly and does not exercise will have repercussions throughout the body. This includes what is seen and what is not seen, that is, in the internal organs, muscles, skin and hair, not to mention that even the state of mind is affected, "says Rodríguez Nava.

Numbers of eating disorders

Between caring for the body and becoming obsessed with maintaining a body weight well below the ideal there is a short distance, for this reason Eating Disorders they have been potentized and each time at a younger age. This is a sample of a study carried out by the UNAM in 2008:

  1. More than half of women between 12 and 25 years of age start dieting for aesthetic reasons.
  2. 200 thousand women in the country suffer from Eating Disorders .

While the data of the Ellen West Foundation , on their website, reveal:

  1. Anorexia is the third most frequent disease among adolescents after asthma and the obesity
  2. More than 4 million Mexicans suffer bulimia I anorexy
  3. The average age at which the disorders start is at 17
  4. Cases of anorexy Y bulimia they have quintupled in recent years. Between 10 and 20% of those who suffer, dies.
  5. Anorexia and bulimia are mental illnesses; they do not discriminate age or social situation. It has permeated all social classes, including rural areas.
  6. Each year 10 thousand girls and teenagers die in the world anorexy Y bulimia
  7. One in 3 women is diet permanently
  8. Girls begin to worry about doing diet from 6 years of age

If you want to know more about this disease, visit the page of Ellen West .

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