How to lose excess weight?Australians take the third place on obesity in the world. 250 thousand dollars has been spent on different kinds of means for weight loss in 2002. And it has no effect. In the new year the government decided to spent the same amount of money for building sports installations. Well, we will see the result. Unfortunately, the use of such means as leptin and beta-3-adrenomimetics helps to reduce body weight and maintain it (following normal medical recommendations). Still it is not complete cure. The same happens, for example, with the treatment of diabetes by insulin, and hypertension by hypotensive drugs. It eliminates the manifestation of the disease, but not the disease itself. Nowadays, as before, a diet takes the first place at the obesity treatment. It does not make any sense to describe it, but we underline that the diet does not include fatty food, candies, chocolates, confectionery, cakes, ice cream and other sweets. It should be only balanced food and not more than 1200 kilocalorie per day. It is recommended to use aspartame and saccharin to compensate the restriction of sugar consumption. In addition, it is necessary to do fasting days: during the hard work - a piece of boiled meat with vegetables, cheese, tea (all without sugar); during the light work - vegetables and (or) fruit days. Only a dietarian may prescribe you more severe restrictions. Light daily physical activity is obligatory: walking, jogging, biking, swimming, and special therapeutic exercises. Sex is also recommended but according to the age. If there are no contraindications, it is very useful to make massage, mineral baths, and sauna. Pharmacotherapy includes the use of stimulating lipolysis, which increase the effect of insulin (biguanide), and also medicine preventing the absorption of fat from the intestine (orlistat). It is used central anorectics (appetite depressants) drugs such as adrenomimetics (dezopimon, izolipan, phenylpropanolamine) to restrain hunger. Unfortunately, all these drugs cause high blood pressure and other damages of the cardiovascular system, and therefore are poorly sustained. Sibutramine is made which activates satiation center due to accumulation of serotonin in the brain and inhibits the hunger center at the same time. When a human takes this drug, then sits at the table and he/she is already satisfied and eats no more than it's required. Unfortunately, this drug is also not perfect. It can be used only on doctor's orders. Anorexant excipients help to reduce hunger. These substances contain agar or cellulose. They swell in the intestine, causing a feeling of satiety, but are not absorbed. By the way, it is useful to take laxative from time to time - saline (magnesium sulfate) and vegetable considering that adipose tissue holds water. And it is recommended to use diuretic such as verospiron and triampur. It is not reasonable to remove fat or even part of the intestine by the operative intervention. The operation is very expensive, but the result is temporary. In generally, the goal can be achieved due to individual selection of the drugs and the will to lose excess weight. It is easy to lose your weight but it is hard to keep the results. Read also: |