If we’re carrying too many pounds then losing weight can have huge benefits to us and our families. Less weight means we’re putting less strain on our bodies with everything we do. It’s good for our health, we feel better, we look better and we have the energy to do a lot more things.
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Xenical (Orlistat 120mg) is a prescription only medication that is chosen by medical professionals to help patients to treat obesity.
If we’re carrying too many pounds then losing weight can have huge benefits to us and our families. Less weight means we’re putting less strain on our bodies with everything we do. It’s good for our health, we feel better, we look better and we have the energy to do a lot more things.
But let’s not get carried away. We also know that losing weight is not easy and demands a commitment from you to make some changes to your lifestyle.
UKMedix can help make it easier with a professional consultation from which we can usually prescribe an oral treatment that will help you reduce weight a lot more easily than using will power alone. You then need to combine your weight loss with increased physical activity to help build a fitter, healthier you.
Becoming too heavy results from consuming more calories (energy) than you are using. This may result from a change in lifestyle, perhaps moving from a physical job to one that’s desk based, or maybe as a result of an illness that has stopped you from getting out and about as much as you once did, but usually it’s a combination of factors that lead to a gradual increase.
There are other factors that may lead to excess weight such as a family history of weight problems, or a medical complaint. If either of these apply to you then you should contact one of our doctors for free advice on how we may be able to help you.
We generally know when we are overweight, but a good way of checking is to use a Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator. This compares your height against your weight, allowing for your age and gives you a BMI figure on a scale of 1 – 100.
The NHS advises us to consider losing weight if our BMI is above 25. If our BMI is above 30 we are considered obese and at risk of significant health problems.
There are many BMI calculators available online.
Being overweight is a serious problem and can create significant health issues. You increase your likelihood of suffering a stroke, heart disease, type-2 diabetes and other related problems. These problems significantly reduce a sufferer’s life expectancy. The additional stress on your body creates problems for your back and knees, it makes it harder to breath and can lead to skin problems.
Losing weight will have a positive impact on your general wellbeing and self esteem, you’ll feel better and look better. Children of overweight parents are more likely to have weight problems too and so the family impact should be considered.
