Obesity causes 10% of premature deaths

• April 24, 2024

The obesity In Mexico it is a serious problem that grew in recent years. The main factor is that there is no nutritional information for the population, so we do not know what we eat and what harms us. In schools, children often consume soft drinks and junk food and there is no regulation on the ingredients of industrialized food or misleading advertising.

The Undersecretary of Prevention and Promotion of Health, Mauricio Hernández Ávila , in a statement published by the Ministry of Health (Ssa), revealed that the obesity is responsible for 8 to 10% of the premature deaths , besides being the main risk factor to develop diabetes , is the first cause of general mortality in our country.

There are currently 6.4 million people with diabetes , a figure that can be increased to 100% in the next few years if the epidemic of obesity . In addition, of the 60 million people who live with a certain degree of overweight , these, develop different health problems such as: arterial hypertension , heart attacks and different types of Cancer such as mom and of colon .

5 steps for your health

The program that has been successfully developed to lose weight and not have other repercussions on health recommends:

1. "Move on" to exercise (running, walking, cycling, swimming or dancing for half an hour a day)
2. Measure yourself both in the weight and in the consumption of food and beverages
3. Drink water natural and that it becomes a habit
4. Incorporates or increases the consumption of fruits and vegetables to the diet
5. Socialize the problem and the strategy to end the kilos of more

According to the Ssa, these actions seek to reverse the growth of overweight Y obesity in children from two to five years old; stop the advance of prevalence in the population group of five to 19 years and slow down growth in adults.

However, the most advisable thing is to consult your nutritionist, to provide you with the diet More appropriate based on needs and avoid complications to your health.

And how do you take care of yourself to reduce the risk of gaining weight and developing diseases such as diabetes?

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