Etiqueta: eating

Obesity rises among Spanish women due to economic woes

EFE / Fox News Latino

The rise in female unemployment and the consumption of cheaper and less nutritious food products to adjust household expenditures to reduced incomes are some of the factors responsible for the recent increase in obesity among women in Spain.

That is the result of the study carried out by experts of the European Medical Institute of Obesity, or IMEO, for the World Day Against Obesity, which will take place on Monday and bring attention to what has become one of the main health concerns for modern societies over the past decade.

The latest global statistics on obesity place women in the center of the 21st century epidemic and the report «Generacion XXL» – recently published by the firm IPSOS, which specializes in identifying behaviors, attitudes and opinions in society – says that the number of cases of obesity has shot up during the current crisis.

The psychological effects of the crisis, including anxiety and depression, and the decline in the quality of the food basket due to the reduction in household incomes have resulted in the rise in obesity among Spanish women.

In general, women are more prone to suffer from depression and anxiety, and the current crisis situation, which – for many – has led to a loss of income and resources, is greatly affecting how and what they are eating, IMEO nutrition expert Elisabeth Gonzalez said.

Hormones like estrogen, endogenous opioids, progesterone, testosterone and others form a cocktail that influences modes of behavior, induces feelings of sadness or happiness and makes women «more susceptible to being emotional eaters than men,» Gonzalez said.

Spanish women, however, are concerned about their figures and many undergo weight loss treatments and are engaging in more physical exercise than men, physical trainer and psychologist Sandra Pino said. EFE

Beware tapas and cañas abuse during the summer

Delta World

Abuse of caps and canes, so prevalent during the summer holidays, can lead to diseases such as obesity, diabetes or cholesterol, the low nutritional value, high caloric value, and difficult to digest this type of food, the Medical Institute European of obesity (IMEO), which has offered a series of recommendations to enjoy this tradition without compromising the body warned Wednesday.

To combine enjoyment with the protection of the health of the people in the summer, the IMEO recommends to increase physical activity, drink around two litres and a half of water a day and plan the meal hours, combining fruit and low-fat foods.

Also it is advisable to give priority to protein-rich food such as seafood and fish, true to the saying “eat breakfast like a King, eat like a Prince and dinner like a beggar”.

The lovers of beer, nutritionists are invited to toggle their consumption options light or ‘zero’ and with other soft drinks, while ice cream fans encouraged to ingest landlords with yogurt without fat, as well as fruit and soft drinks that are low in calories.

According to the IMEO dietitian and spokesperson for the entity, Rubén Bravo, in summer we eat less, but “bad”, due to the intake of fried foods, sweets, sauces, Furthermore, generate heavy digestions and disrupt healthy eating habits.

To prevent this from happening, the nutritionist has advised to seek a balance between food and physical activity, and has emphasized that “it is not much less than be to diet on vacation or”.