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  Fact vs Myth about Weight loss Stuff People with overweight and obesity often encounter several myths and facts that people claim to be true. However, sometimes these myths confuse them and mislead them to try out treatments that involve several risks. So today, we are here to clear the air of misconceptions about weight loss and obesity. Weight Loss Myths 1.   Fat makes you fat As fat includes more calories it does not mean that fat solely makes you fat. That’s because fat can result in obesity if taken with excessive carbs and fatty food. However, a balanced diet with fats does not make you fat. For example, keto is a diet including fat intake and is preferable for those losing weight and maintaining their weight . 2.   Obesity is about willpower. When they say that obesity is related to your willpower, it’s a misconception! Obesity does not always occur from mismanaged lifestyles or poor routines; it mainly comes from biological disorders—for example, high chole...

  Orlistat and Saxenda: Which is the Best Weight Loss Treatment? With the rising number of fast-food places and soda drinks becoming the norm, it does not come as a surprise that the obesity rate has increased immensely. Everyone knows that the best way to defeat obesity is proper diet and exercise, but sometimes that does not work. Some people struggle with their weight even though they follow a strict diet and exercise regularly. To such people, doctors might prescribe weight loss medication. Unlike other weight loss pills online, the two best-known medicines that actually show results are Orlistat and Saxenda. The problem arises when choosing between the two, so let’s go through both of these medications. Orlistat Orlistat is marketed under the trade name Xenical. It is the only weight loss medication that performs well and is safe to use. Orlistat works by preventing the body from diggest around a third of fat present in foods. Studies have shown that Orlistat plus proper d...

  How to diet when taking Orlistat? In cases where obesity is more than obvious, there are some known drugs to control the excess calories that are absorbed. One of these drugs is Orlistat, a substance discovered from a fungus and which is capable of preventing the acquisition of up to 30% of ingested fats. However, like all drugs that affect our physiology, Orlistat has its considerations and consequences. Although it does not have to be dangerous, except in certain specific situations, it is still a drug and should not be used lightly with the sole intention of losing weight, without any other consideration. The commercial version of tetrahydrolipstatin, an enzyme derived from a fungus called Streptomyces toxytricini, is known by this name. This enzyme is lipostatin, a substance capable of inhibiting the action of lipase from the liver. This organ produces this enzyme to process fats in the diet. The only way to absorb them is by "breaking them down" so that the intestine c...

  Morbid or class III obesity, that of a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg / m2, is linked to higher death rates, according to a study published in "PLoS Medicine." Carl Kitahara and her colleagues at the National Cancer Institute (USA) found that death rates from a wide range of diseases, especially heart disease, cancer and diabetes, were higher in morbidly obese individuals. compared to those in the normal weight range. The researchers reached these conclusions by pooling data from 20 prospective cohort studies, primarily from the US, from the US National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium. After excluding people who had always smoked and those with a history of chronic disease, the analysis included 9,564 adults who were classified as class III obese based on their height and weight at baseline and 304,011 adults of normal weight. Among participants with class III obesity, death rates (deaths per 100,000 people per year) during the 30-year study period were 856 and...