Question

Obesity is a common health problem now a days which results due to the deposition of fat in various parts of the body. It may lead to other health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart attacks.
(i) Which tissue is resposible for storage of fat in the body?
(ii) How we can control obesity ?
(iii) What are the effects of morning walk and regular physical exercise on obesity.

Answer 1

(i) Adipose tissue.
(ii) We can control obesity by having balanced diet, by increasing the amoun of fibre rich food and decreasing saturated fat and high caloric products in our diet, and above all through regular exercise .
Currently doctors have found that there is virtue in working standing up. Constant low-level activity is recommended to save us from suffering of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Light-to- moderate exercise, such as standing up, walking around and like, is something qualitatively better from an energetic, high-intensive workout (see S.R. Sashikumar, Indian Express, 15th August 2013).
(iii) Morning walk and regular physical exercise help in buring calories and thereby help in reducing fat deposition in the body.