When Your Weight Weighs Down On You!

Weight Management Control

Weight management and weight control are always hot topics. People are constantly looking for new and innovative means of managing weight. By definition, weight management requires a prolonged approach to life style alterations involving healthy eating, adequate physical exercise and an equal expenditure and intake of energy. In other words, a balanced life style can help an individual achieve weight control in a given situation. When the person does not resort to a healthy set of practices that keeps a person’s weight at acceptable levels then it can lead to what is popularly known as obesity. When a person is grossly over-weight, he / she can be termed as obese.


Being obese may not be the same as being just about over-weight. When an individual is over-weight, they are deemed so due to their excessive measurements as compared to standards those that have already been defined for their height and age. Excessive weight gain could be due to several reasons such as accumulation of body water, bone weight or unrestrained build up of muscle tissue. A person’s BMI determines their obesity.

    BMI between 19 and 24 is normal

    BMI between 25 and 29 is overweight

    BMI between 30 and 34 is moderately obese

    BMI between 35 and 39 is severely obese

    BMI > 40 is defined as being morbidly obese

The predominant cause of such weight disturbances is primarily due to eating disorders. Unhealthy eating habits and irregular weight management practices can lead to obesity and disruptions in weight. There are several risk factors associated with obesity such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, gallstone attacks, hypertension, breast cancers and colon cancers to name just a few. In addition, obesity can also intensify osteoarthritis, gout, increases pregnancy risk and childbirth and can also lead to mental disorders such as depression. There are also cases where patients weighing > 136 kg will not be operated upon due to healing risks associated with their weight. Food and nutrition play a major role in weight control. Some of the nutrition-related disorders that can cause obesity are genetic and biological factors, lifestyle (abundant availability of junk food), socio-cultural aspects (television being the biggest culprit) and medications.


Not all hope is lost when certain facets of weight management are practiced such as regular exercise, healthy eating and dietary regulation. Where regular exercise is a mandatory angle, individuals fall back on the supply of essential vitamins and minerals such as proteins, carbohydrates, and a fair share of dietary fibre. Propagated healthy eating leads an individual to eat anything in the name of health. To control this factor, one of the best modalities would be the use natural ingredients that can be supplemented with the food.


BioActives strongly recommends the use of FB3® one of the smartest nutritional ingredient derived from the best of standardized botanical components that promotes “good” weight management and control. The unique blend maintains a healthy body composition with the right quantity of lipids by simultaneously preserving metabolic health.


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