In generalised obesity the relative quantity of hormonally active fat is less compared to inert fat but the very total fat mass acts as a serious deterrent to health.

In women PCOS is often related to the development of generalised obesity.

In generalised obesity fat accumulates around the internal organs in the chest and abdomen and peripherally under the skin and in between muscles. This type of obesity starts at a relatively young age. If the accumulated fat is in the form of inflammation inducing omega 6 and trans fat, the consequences will be more severe. Environmental and genetic factors and hormone related conditions like PCOS play a role in the initiation of overeating, reduced physical activity and excess fat accumulation leading to obesity. Low calorie optimized nutrient food and physical activity can induce weight loss and reverse obesity and associated health issues in most cases.

Body fat acts as an energy store and as an endocrine gland controlling our food intake, our immune functions and various metabolic activity.

• Sleep, certain genetic disorders, psychological disorders etc also Generalised obesity starts at a relatively younger age. Usually the individual has a memory of a relatively overweight youth. Excess calorie intake through food as carbohydrate, fat or protein above the daily requirements for the activities will be converted to fat and deposited in the adipose tissues leading to weight gain and obesity.
• Excess fat deposits cause muscle loss: Reduced physical activity normally reduces muscle weight before fat loss.
• Abdominal fat /Belly fat /Visceral fats: This is deposited around the abdominal organs is considered more dangerous than peripheral fat deposits.
• Subcutaneous fats. The fat deposited under the skin and between the muscles are called peripheral obesity and is generally seen on arms, legs, neck and trunk.
• Circulatory fat though often undetected would have been affecting the vascular health: Triglycerides / Circulatory fat is the fat found in circulating blood and blood vessels and is a major concern in spite of the general assumption of ignoring the same.
• Excess fat in the liver can also occur: Excess fat deposition in the liver is called fatty liver which can lead to hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.
• Fat composition is important: If the deposited fat is in the form of inflammation inducing omega 6 and trans fat the health issues related to obesity and inflammatory disorders will be more intense.
• Hyper palatability is the key to poor nutrition: Easy availability and addiction to calorie rich taste enhanced food which is deficient in many essential nutrients, associated increased appetite, low physical activity and associated hormonal changes all contributes to the increasing incidence of obesity.
• Nutrition and fat deposition: High calorie low protein, low fibre diets also promote weight gain.
• Gut bacteria derailment: This can be caused by foods having preservatives, tastemakers, colouring agents, imitation foods, highly processed non nutritious foods and by medications which damage the environment in the gastrointestinal tract leading to obesity.
• Hormonal imbalance can cause obesity: Hormone imbalance in production or at receptor level can lead to obesity. Insulin, thyroid hormone, steroid hormones, leptin and ghrelin among others have a major role in the control of appetite and metabolism.
• Menopause: The hormonal changes associated with menopause can trigger obesity unless managed with required care.
• Obesity cause and reason for hormonal imbalance: Hormone imbalance either in production or at receptor level can lead to obesity. Insulin, thyroid hormone, steroid hormones, leptin and ghrelin has major role in control of appetite and metabolism. Obesity induces hormone imbalance and in reverse hormonal imbalance promotes fat deposition and obesity.
• PCOS and obesity in women: PCOS which has a link to hormone imbalance also is related to the development of obesity.
• Medicines and obesity: Many drugs used as medications for diabetes, especially insulin, insulin pump, oral hypoglycemic agents, many psychiatric medicines, anti epilepsy medicines etc can induce weight gain and obesity.
• Hypoglycemia fear and obesity: Diabetic patients on medication over eat to avoid hypoglycemic attack, which leads to obesity and further deterioration of disease process and blood sugar control.
• Alcohol is a weight adder especially beers and the accompanying food when compared to hard liquor alone: Just like carbohydrate and fat, alcohol also is a source of calories and yields 7 kcal from 1gm. Drinks like beer, wine, toddy etc are rich in carbohydrates.
• Mental health: Stress associated overeating, eating disorders, insufficient or poor-quality predisposes to obesity.

Treatment challenges

The individual’s awareness of health optimisation can change Generalised Obesity management from a knee jerk reaction mode to a clinically supervised lifestyle correction.

Challenges in medical treatment

In Generalised Obesity it is to optimise health to achieve desirable weight loss to provide the desired quality of life. This is most important as if health is not optimised the body can revert to its earlier stage if not worse because of deficiency or excess in the body’s composition.This requires regular followup of the body parameters to ensure that the body receives all the needed inputs to achieve the target body composition and weight.

Individuals who realise that they have a problem with weight that needs serious attention are at an advantage as they are able to follow the treatment requirements much better.

(In some relatively rare instances generalised obesity will have its origin in genetic problems, rare metabolic syndromes and hormone imbalances but overall they all are very much impacted by the lifestyle of the individual and identifying such issues go a long way in planning the treatment protocol in such cases.)

Treatment objectives

In treating Generalised Obesity often the real treatment is removing the root cause and optimising health. This will make weight management a key to better health. This is the best response for preventing damage to other organs and tissues and the proper functioning of the immune system and the endocrine hormones.

Generally the individual will be having health issues but these may be concealed from view. This is why the role of health optimisation to improve the overall health of the individual is more important for both health and a better quality of life.

Improved health status reflects in self confidence and quality of life.

Total health improvement overcomes the disadvantages of obesity in daily life apart from other serious and silent health challenges.

The goal of cell activation treatment is optimization of health and not just weight reduction. Cell activation treatment focuses on optimal functioning of the body at a cellular level including all 50-70 trillion cells of the body.

While utilising excess fat and reducing weight it controls and reverses the comorbidities associated with obesity like elevated blood sugar, elevated insulin level, elevated triglyceride level and many other body parameters.

Likewise reversing obesity with cell activation can help to control and possibly reverse numerous other health issues like diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, allergy, asthma, psoriasis, eczema, autoimmune diseases, cancer etc too and the efficacy will reflect in associated diagnostic tests.

• Weight reduction of 5-10%: Cell activation treatment for weight reduction helps the patient to achieve around 5-10% weight reduction each month.
• Type 2 diabetic patients can stop insulin and hypoglycemic medications.
• Reverses diabetes related conditions: Normalisation of blood sugar will slow down / arrest diabetic foot and neuropathy, retinopathy and nephropathy.
• Improves vessel health: Optimisation of health and reversal of circulatory fat, normal glucose levels and balanced inflammatory activity improves vessel health and helps prevent associated conditions like blocks, ruptures etc.
• Improves organ health: Improve kidney function, liver function and other organ functions and help to recover from fatty liver, liver cirrhosis, renal failure etc if started early.
• Improves array of lifestyle related health conditions: Help to recover from other health issues like irritability, depression, hypertension, constipation, piles, asthma, allergy, skin disease, osteoporosis etc
• Reduces stress levels: The stress on the body from the foods consumed will totally change with the optimisation of foods. Similarly the stress relief from stimulation activities and protection from external toxic factors will result in a more optimised and positive condition for the individual.
• Improves body strength: Optimized nutrient food along with oxyflex stimulation increases muscle and bone mass, strengthens the body, improves flexibility and prevents falls and fractures.
• Reverses accelerated aging: Reducing the accumulation of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) inside the cells and in intracellular fluid improves cell health.
• Skin health is improved: Optimized nutrient skin care nourishes and protects the skin, helps in prevention and healing of ulcers and delays aging signs like wrinkles and dryness.
• Metabolic age below chronological age: Regain body shape, strength and youthfulness and slow down the aging process and help to keep metabolic age below chronological age.

Patient options

The informed patient is the key to treatment success.

• Cell Activation Program (CAP) is normally a 3 month Outpatient Program for Health Optimisation. However depending on individual requirements the duration may be extended depending on the health challenge and the extent of improvements required in body parameters. An initial evaluation visit is essential and follow up visits vary case by case.
• When you notice anyone who is overweight or obese trying to reduce weight please DO NOT make fun of the person if he is not succeeding but do your bit to help him find a better way. Please appreciate that he is able to understand that obesity is a disease that needs treatment.
• If you have the feeling of loss of strength you should have a check up to see if you are having abnormal muscle loss.
• If you have overweight or obesity or you suspect so please get a check up and follow up at the earliest to prevent the progression of the weight gain and other associated damage.
• If you have Generalized Obesity you should be watchful regards symptoms for other lifestyle diseases as well and learn more about how you can optimise your weight to height with confidence.
• If you are suffering from Generalised Obesity and if you want to check out how you can benefit from optimising health with Cell Activation to reduce weight under medical supervision you can call / fix an appointment at Life Care Centre.