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Obesity and overweight are linked to the existence of an energy imbalance: we eat too much, too fatty, too sweet, while our physical activity and therefore our energy needs have decreased.
To fight against obesity and overweight, we must first and foremost limit caloric intake by following a diet and increase caloric expenditure (thermogenesis, physical activity). To lose weight more easily and more quickly we can use synthetic drugs, herbs or plant extracts suppress appetite, which inhibit intestinal absorption, which increase thermogenesis (fat-burning). Last of all we may have surgery that will change the digestive system to limit the absorption or the taking of food.

CAUTION

Lose weight, fight against obesity and overweight are the concern of millions of people. It is tempting for some to exploit the situation to suggest quick fixes, drugs that are losing weight without any effort or cocktails of plants with exotic names whose side effects are not always well known and whose effectiveness is not always convincing. So much to learn, take advice before embarking on treatment “new” and that advertising is alluring.

TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT:
Reduced calorie diet and EXERCISE,
SUMMARY OF BASIC PRINCIPLES

We now know that to achieve sustainable weight drop, weight loss treatment should result in modest but steady decline in weight, not more than 2 kg per month. A massive and rapid loss of weight causes an adjustment of metabolism that makes more difficult the subsequent conduct of dieting and comes when we abandon this plan drastically, a rebound by regaining much of the weight lost.

The low-calorie diet should not fall below 1200-1500 cal per day depending on the size of the person and their daily activity and must include a vitamin and essential fatty acids.

What to be wary and that which he must think:

* Excess fat foods (foods containing a lot or only fats) are the first that we must drastically limit, they are full of calories and do not cut the appetite.
* Excessive intake of sugars are easily digested (fast sugars) including those hidden inside artificially sweetened drinks, fruit juices and sodas (these drinks are a leading cause of weight gain in children).
* Excess alcohol (high in calories).
* Do not reduce the protein intake but beware of fat “hidden” fats in meat and certain fish.
* The absence of a substantial breakfast and the presence of a dinner full of calories to eat at night makes you fat (the chrono-obesity or how Muslims gain weight during Ramadan).
* Combat snacks (crisps or peanuts in front of the TV) but split the meals (the body secretes less insulin during a small meal and therefore stores less fat).
* Fighting the impulse to eat outside the usual hours of meals (especially at night).

We must expend calories by exercise: walking, gymnastics, gardening, sports etc. .. A regular activity and “moderate” gives a better result than a short but intense exercise. A regular exercise with some intense moments can increase muscle mass which in turn increases the energy dissipation and can store more glycogen in the muscles. The OA-induced weight gain may be a limiting factor for resumption of sustained physical activity.

TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT: THE SYNTHESIS OF DRUGS

A medical journal in 2007 headlined: “The poor results of treatment against obesity and overweight” by reference to currently available drugs against obesity.
We mention 3 types of anti-obesity drugs currently in vogue: sibutramine, orlistat, rimonabant.
All studies on these molecules have been subsidized by the pharmaceutical industry, both studies proving their effectiveness as investigations studying the dangers they represent.

* Sibutramine (Reductil ®) act by reducing appetite and increasing thermogenesis. The manufacturer recommends a maximum of one year of treatment because of side effects of medication (increased blood pressure and heart rate).
* Orlistat (Xenical ®) act by limiting the digestion and intestinal absorption of lipids (fats). According to published studies, it takes at least two years of treatment for weight reduction statistically measurable. As fats are not digested, are found in feces, which can cause diarrhea fat rather unpleasant.
* Rimonabant (Acomplia ®), the latest, act by selectively blocking receptors neurological (cannabinoids) in doing so it would disrupt the regulation of absorption and metabolism of lipids and carbohydrates. Here again it takes at least two years of treatment and side effects of this drug are not yet well known.

TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT IN MEDICINAL PLANTS

Reminder: medicinal plants or plant extracts are not capable alone to lose weight permanently. It is imperative to combine these herbal a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.
We give below a simplified classification and then we detail in the next page some medicinal plants useful in the treatment of overweight and its complications.
Some herbs can act in several ways on several levels.

Treatment of obesity and overweight: herbal appetite suppressants to curb appetite or hunger: Hoodia, eucalyptus, bay leaf sauce, cola, Catharanthus, Phyllanthus niruri, Orthosiphon, seaweed, carob, konjac

Treatment of obesity and overweight: herbs that increase thermogenesis (burn-fat) and fucus seaweed, green tea, yerba mate, guarana, coleus, Garcinia, ephedra (ma huang)

Treatment of obesity and overweight: inulin plants that limit intestinal absorption of carbohydrates: yacon, Jerusalem artichoke

Treatment of obesity and overweight: Sweeteners plants but without sugar: sweet herb Stevia or Paraguay, or bramble Rubus suavissimus sweet China.

Treatment of obesity and overweight: plants that increase the activity of liver, purifying plants: dandelion, artichoke, rosemary, milk thistle, turmeric, hercampuri (Gentianella)

Treatment of complications of obesity medicinal plants: Plants and diabetes, plants and cholesterol disorders: see therapeutic, as Lagerstroemia (Banaba)

Treatment of obesity and overweight: herbal “calming” of adjuvant low-calorie diet: St. John’s Wort (Hypericum), the California poppy (Eschscholtzia), valerian
(Valeriana), linden (Tilia)

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