Weight Control For Healthy Old Age

摘要

Proper weight control is of utmost importance in old age. It is seen that obesity is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the elderly. It has in general grown proportionate to the growth of junk foods. Obesity may be described as a bodily condition characterised by excessive deposition or storage of fat in adipose tissue. It usually results frpm consumption of food in excess of physiological needs. Some gain in fat is expected as we age. About one kg. of weight gain every decade after theage of 30, is considered reasonable. Excess weight gain, however, is a cause for great concern in old age. Obesity is generally assessed by relating person's weight to charts of standard weight prevailing in different parts of the world. They are then categorised 10, 20 or 30 per cent overweight. Gross obesity is, however, uncommon in the elderly persons because persons who are morbidly obese more likely to die earlier due to complications of their obesity.