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Ubukhulu bomzimba yisimo sezokwelapha lapho umzimba wakho ugcina khona amanoni amaningi angathinta impilo yakho nempilo yakho yansuku zonke. Akuyona nje into yokuba nesisindo esengeziwe - kuyilapho lesi sisindo esengeziwe siqala ukuthinta indlela umzimba wakho osebenza ngayo futhi sikhulise ingozi yezinye izimo zezempilo.
Izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele zihlala nobukhulu bomzimba, futhi sekuyinto evame kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ubukhulu bomzimba buyaphatheka, futhi ngisho nokulahlekelwa isisindo esincane kungadala ukuthuthuka okukhulu kwezempilo.
Ubukhulu bomzimba kwenzeka lapho umzimba wakho uqoqa futhi ugcine khona amanoni amaningi kunalokho ongasebenzisa amandla. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bavame ukuxilonga ubukhulu bomzimba usebenzisa i-Body Mass Index (BMI) yakho, ehambisana nokuqina kwakho nobude bakho.
I-BMI engu-30 noma ngaphezulu ngokuvamile ibonisa ubukhulu bomzimba, nakuba lokhu kulinganisa kunamkhawulo. Udokotela wakho uzobheka futhi impilo yakho yonke, lapho uthwala khona isisindo, nezinye izinto lapho ehlola isimo sakho.
Cabanga ngobukhulu bomzimba njengesistimu yokugcina amandla yomzimba wakho egcwele kakhulu. Uma uhlala uthatha ama-calories amaningi kunalokho owaqhekeza, umzimba wakho ugcina okusele njengoba i-fat tissue, ikakhulukazi ngezidingo zamandla zesikhathi esizayo.
Uphawu olucacile kakhulu lobukhulu bomzimba ukwanda okukhulu kwesisindo, kodwa abantu abaningi baye baba nezimpawu eziningi ezihlupha ukududuzeka kwabo kwansuku zonke nokuhamba kwabo. Lezi zimpawu zingathuthuka kancane kancane futhi zingabonakala zingenahlangene nesisindo ekuqaleni.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongaziqaphela zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu baye baba nezimpawu ezingavamile njengokukhathazeka, ukuguquka kwesimo sengqondo, noma ubunzima bokuqonda. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba isisindo siyancipha, okungase kunikeze isikhuthazo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo bahlukanisa ubukhulu bomzimba ezigabeni ezahlukene ngokusekelwe amazinga e-BMI nokwehlukaniswa kwesisindo esengeziwe emzimbeni wakho. Ukuqonda lezi zihlobo kusiza ekutholeni indlela efanele yokwelapha.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko ze-BMI-based zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase abheke futhi lapho uthwala khona isisindo esengeziwe. Ubukhulu bomzimba obukhulu (isisindo esizungezile esiswini) ngokuvamile bubeke ingozi enkulu yezempilo kunobunono bomzimba obukhulu (isisindo ezinqenqemeni nasemadolweni).
Ubukhulu bomzimba bobuntwana bulandela amashadi ahlukene e-BMI percentile, njengoba imizimba yabantwana ishintsha ngokushesha ngesikhathi sokuthuthuka nokukhula.
Ubukhulu bomzimba buthuthuka uma uhlala uthola ama-calories amaningi kunalokho umzimba wakho owaqhekeza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Noma kunjalo, izizathu zokwenzeka lokhu ziyinkimbinkimbi futhi zihlanganisa izinto eziningi ezisebenza ndawonye.
Izimbangela ezivamile ezifaka isandla zihlanganisa:
Izinto ezingqongile nazo zidlalela indima ebalulekile. Ukufinyeleleka okulinganiselwe kokudla okunempilo, izindawo ezingaphephile zokuzivocavoca, noma amashejuli omsebenzi ahlupha izindlela zokudla ezivamile konke kungase kube nomthelela ekwandeni kwesisindo.
Ezimeni ezingavamile, izifo zofuzo ezifana ne-Prader-Willi syndrome noma ukonakala kwe-hypothalamus (isikhungo sokulawula ukudla ebuchosheni) kungabangela ubukhulu bomzimba obukhulu. Lezi zimo zidinga ukuphathwa kwezokwelapha okukhethekile.
Kufanele ucabange ngokukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngezinkathazo zesondlo uma i-BMI yakho ingu-30 noma ngaphezulu, noma uma isisindo esengeziwe sithinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke nokududuzeka kwakho. Ukungenelela kwasekuqaleni ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni emihle.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezifana nokuntuleka komoya okuqhubekayo, ubuhlungu bezingxenye zomzimba obubekela umkhawulo ekuhambeni kwakho, noma izinkinga zokulala ezikushiya ukhathele usuku lonke.
Kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthola ubuhlungu besifuba, ubunzima obukhulu bokuqhekeza, noma izimpawu zokugula kweshukela njengokuomile okukhulu, ukuya esikhumulweni njalo, noma ukukhathala okungachazeki. Lokhu kungase kubonise izinkinga ezinzima ezidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ngisho noma uzizwa uphilile manje, ukuxoxa ngokulawula isisindo nodokotela wakho kungasiza ekuvimbeni izinkinga zezempilo zesikhathi esizayo futhi kumise uhlelo lokwelapha olusekela.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ubukhulu bomzimba, nakuba ukuba nezinto ezifaka isandla akusho ukuthi uzoba nobukhulu bomzimba. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza ukwenza izinqumo ezilwemi ngempilo yakho.
Izinto ezivamile ezifaka isandla zihlanganisa:
Izinto ezingokwengqondo ezifana nokuqina, ukukhathazeka, noma i-trauma edlule nazo zingandisa ingozi yobukhulu bomzimba ngezindlela zokudla ngenxa yokucindezeleka noma imiphumela yemithi.
Izinto zomphakathi nezomnotho ziyabaluleka. Ukutholakala okuncane kwemali, amashejuli omsebenzi angavamile, noma imisebenzi yokunakekela ingenza kube nzima ukugcina izindlela zokudla ezine-mpilo nezokuzivocavoca.
Ubukhulu bomzimba bungabangela izinkinga ezahlukene zezempilo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nakuba akuwona wonke umuntu onobunono bomzimba ozoba nalezi zinkinga. Ingozi ngokuvamile iyanda ngezinga eliphezulu le-BMI nangesikhathi eside sobukhulu bomzimba.
Izinkinga ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingase zihlanganise ezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza, ama-blood clots, isifo se-gallbladder, nezinkinga zezinso. Abanye abantu bangase babe nokuqina noma ukungabi nandaba komphakathi okuhlobene nesisindo sabo.
Ezimeni ezingavamile, ubukhulu bomzimba obukhulu bungabangela izimo ezisongela impilo ezifana ne-Pickwickian syndrome (izinkinga zokuphefumula ngesikhathi sokulala) noma ukulinganiselwe kakhulu kokunyakaza. Noma kunjalo, izinkinga eziningi zingavimbeka noma zithuthukiswe ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Ukuvimbela ubukhulu bomzimba kuhlanganisa ukwakha imikhuba eqhubekayo ehambisana nama-calories odla nawo nama-calories owaqhekeza. Izinguquko ezincane, eziqhubekayo ngokuvamile zisebenza kangcono kunokuguqulwa okukhulu kwesitayela sempilo.
Gxila ekudleni ukudla okuvamile okunemibala eminingi, izithelo, amaprotheni ahlanzekile, nama-grains aphelele. Qaphela ubukhulu bezingxenye futhi zama ukudla kancane, lokhu kuzokusiza ukubona lapho ukhuthele.
Hlose okungenani imizuzu engu-150 yomsebenzi womzimba ophakathi nsuku zonke, njengokuhamba ngokushesha, ukubhukuda, noma ukudansa. Ungaqhekeza lokhu ezingxenyeni ezincane usuku lonke uma kudingeka.
Beka phambili ukuthola amahora angu-7-9 okulala okuhle ubusuku bonke, njengoba ukulala okubi kuqondisa ama-hormones aqondisa indlala nokugcwaliswa. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokupumula, imisebenzi yokuphumula, noma ukusekelwa komphakathi kungase futhi kuvimbele ukudla ngenxa yokucindezeleka.
Dala indawo esekela izinqumo ezine-mpilo ngokugcina ukudla okunempilo okutholakala futhi uthole izindlela ezijabulisayo zokuhlala usebenza. Cabanga ngokufaka amalungu omndeni noma abangane emizameni yakho yesitayela sempilo esine-mpilo ukuze uthole ukwesekwa nokuzibophezela okwengeziwe.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoxilonga ubukhulu bomzimba ngokubala i-BMI yakho nokulinganisa isimo sakho sempilo yonke. Lo mkhuba uhlanganisa ukulinganisa ubude bakho nokuqina kwakho, bese uxoxa ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha nezimpawu zakho zamanje.
Ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti yakho, udokotela wakho angase futhi alinganise ubukhulu besisindo sakho, njengoba amanoni esiswini amaningi abeka ingozi enkulu yezempilo kunamanoni agcinwe kwezinye izindawo.
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe zingase zihlanganise umsebenzi wegazi ukuhlola isifo sikashukela, i-cholesterol ephakeme, noma izinkinga ze-thyroid. Udokotela wakho angase futhi alinganise uxinzelelo lwakho lwegazi futhi akusize ngomlando womndeni wakho wezimo ezihlobene nobukhulu bomzimba.
Ngezinye izikhathi, udokotela wakho uzokuthumela kubachwepheshe abanjengabadokotela be-endocrinologists noma abacebisi ababhalisiwe ukuze uthole ukulinganiswa okubanzi kakhulu nohlelo lokwelapha.
Ukuphathwa kobunono bomzimba ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukuhlanganiswa kwezinguquko zesitayela sempilo, futhi kwezinye izimo, ukungenelela kwezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuze wakhe uhlelo oluqondene nezimo zakho zezempilo, izintandokazi, nemigomo.
Isisekelo sokwelapha ngokuvamile sihlanganisa:
Kwabanye abantu, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi yokulahlekelwa isisindo esisiza ekuthambiseni ukudla noma ukuvimbela ukubamba kwamafutha. Le mithi isebenza kangcono uma ihlanganiswa nezingozi zesitayela sempilo.
Ezimeni zobunono bomzimba obukhulu noma lapho ezinye izindlela zingasebenzi, ukuhlinzwa kwe-bariatric kungase kube yindlela. Izindlela ezifana ne-gastric bypass noma i-sleeve gastrectomy zingabangela ukulahlekelwa isisindo okukhulu nokuthuthuka kwezimo zezempilo ezihlobene.
Impumelelo yokwelashwa ngokuvamile ixhomeke ekubeni nemigomo eqondile, ukwesekwa okuqhubekayo, nokubekezela ngenqubo eyancane yokulahlekelwa isisindo esiqhubekayo.
Ukuphatha ubukhulu bomzimba ekhaya kudinga ukwakha imikhuba yansuku zonke eqhubekayo esekela imigomo yakho yokwelashwa. Qala ngezinguquko ezincane, ezingafinyeleleka kunokuzame ukuguqula konke ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Hlela ukudla kwakho kusengaphambili futhi ugcine ukudla okunempilo okutholakala kalula. Sebenzisa izitsha ezincane nezibhodini ukuze ulawule ubukhulu bezingxenye, futhi zama ukudla ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka njengethelevishini noma amafoni.
Thola imisebenzi yomzimba oyithandayo, kungaba ukuhamba, ukulima, ukudansa, noma ukubhukuda. Ngisho nemisebenzi yasekhaya njengokuhlanza noma ukulungisa ingadi ingase ifaka isandla emigomweni yakho yansuku zonke yomsebenzi.
Gcina idayari yokudla nomsebenzi ukuze uqaphe intuthuko yakho futhi uqonde izindlela. Lokhu kungakusiza ukubona izinto ezibangela ukudla okukhulu noma izikhathi lapho ukhuthele kakhulu ukuzivocavoca.
Yenza uhlelo lokusekela lomndeni nabangane abaqonda imigomo yakho. Cabanga ngokujoyina imiphakathi e-inthanethi noma amaqembu asekelayo endaweni lapho ungabelana khona ngamava nokukhuthazwa nabanye ababhekene nezinselelo ezifanayo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inzuzo enkulu ngesikhathi sakho nodokotela wakho. Qala ngokubhala izimpawu zakho zamanje, izinkathazo, nemibuzo mayelana nesisindo sakho nempilo yakho.
Letha uhlu lwemithi yonke, izithasiselo, namavithamini owaqhekeza, njengoba ezinye zalezi zingathinta isisindo. Buye uqoqe ulwazi mayelana nomlando wezokwelapha womndeni wakho, ikakhulukazi mayelana nobukhulu bomzimba, isifo sikashukela, nesifo senhliziyo.
Cabanga ngokugcina idayari yokudla nomsebenzi ngesonto ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho. Lokhu kunikeza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ngemikhuba yakho yamanje futhi kusiza ekuqondeni izindawo zokuthuthukisa.
Cabanga ngemigomo yakho nezithiyo obuye wabhekana nazo ekuzameni kwangaphambili kokulawula isisindo. Yiba eqotho ngesitayela sakho sempilo, izindlela zokudla, nanoma yiziphi izinto ezingokwengqondo ezingase zithinte isisindo sakho.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngokumbozwa kwakho kwe-insurance ngezindlela ezahlukene zokwelapha, kufaka phakathi ukubonisana nodokotela wezondlo, ubulungu be-gym, noma imithi uma kunconywa.
Ubukhulu bomzimba yisimo sezokwelapha esiphatheka esithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele. Nakuba kungabangela izinkinga ezinzima zezempilo, izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngisho nokulahlekelwa isisindo esincane kungase kunikeze izinzuzo ezinkulu zezempilo.
Ukuphathwa okuphumelelayo kobunono bomzimba ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukuhlanganiswa kokudla okunempilo, ukuzivocavoca okuvamile, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukwesekwa kwezokwelapha. Okubalulekile ukuthola indlela esebenza ngendlela yakho yokuphila futhi ongayigcina isikhathi eside.
Khumbula ukuthi ubukhulu bomzimba buyinkimbinkimbi, buhlanganisa izinto zofuzo, ezingqongile, nezikuzenzayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ayikho indlela eyodwa esebenza kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi akuyona nje into yokuzimisela noma ukwehluleka komuntu siqu.
Ngokwesekwa okufanele kwezokwelapha, imigomo eqondile, nokubekezela ngenqubo, abantu abaningi bangafinyelela ekuthuthukiseni okubalulekile kwesisindo sabo nempilo yonke. Gxila entuthukweni kunokuphelela, futhi gubha izinqoba ezincane endleleni.
Cha, ubukhulu bomzimba abubangelwa ukudla okukhulu kuphela. Nakuba ukudla ama-calories amaningi kunalokho owaqhekeza kuyindlela eyisisekelo, izinto eziningi zifaka isandla kufaka phakathi ifuzo, imithi, izimo zezokwelapha, ukungaphili kahle kokulala, nezinto ezingqongile. Abanye abantu bangase bathuthukise ubukhulu bomzimba ngisho ngezindlela zokudla ezivamile ngenxa yezinto ezihlukile ze-metabolic noma izimo zezempilo ezingaphansi.
Nakuba abanye abantu abanobunono bomzimba bangaba noxinzelelo lwegazi oluvamile, i-cholesterol, namazinga eshukela egazini, ubukhulu bomzimba ngokuvamile bukhulisa ingozi yokuthuthukisa izinkinga zezempilo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Noma kunjalo, ukugxila emikhumbeni enempilo njengokuzivivinya okuvamile nokudla okunempilo kungathuthukisa imiphumela yempilo kungakhathaliseki isisindo. Umgomo kufanele kube ukuthuthukiswa kwempilo yonke kunokulahlekelwa isisindo kuphela.
Ukulahlekelwa isisindo okuhle nokusebenza ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngesilinganiso se-1-2 ama-pounds ngesonto. Ukulahlekelwa isisindo ngokushesha ngokuvamile kuholela ekulahlekelweni kwemisipha futhi kunzima ukuligcina isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukumisa imigomo eqondile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu siqu. Khumbula ukuthi ngisho nokulahlekelwa isisindo esingu-5-10% kungase kunikeze izinzuzo ezinkulu zezempilo.
Ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kucabangelwa kuphela ngobunono bomzimba obukhulu (BMI 40 noma ngaphezulu) noma i-BMI engu-35+ ngezinkinga zezempilo ezinzima lapho ezinye izindlela zingasebenzi. Abantu abaningi abanobunono bomzimba bangafinyelela emiphumeleni ebalulekile ngezinguquko zesitayela sempilo, ukwelashwa kokuziphatha, futhi ngezinye izikhathi imithi. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezinketho zonke futhi akusize ekutholeni indlela efanele yesimo sakho.
Abantu abaningi bangafinyelela ekulahlekelweni kwesisindo okukhulu futhi bagcine isisindo esine-mpilo isikhathi eside ngokwelashwa okufanele nezingozi zesitayela sempilo. Noma kunjalo, ukuphathwa kobunono bomzimba ngokuvamile kuyinqubo eqhubekayo kunokwelashwa okukodwa. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izingozi zesitayela sempilo eziqhubekayo zingabangela ukuthuthuka okuhlala njalo kokubili kwesisindo nempilo yonke, ngisho noma abanye abantu bahlala bekhona ekuphindeni kwesisindo.
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