CONCERN AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE.
EVERY OTHER THURSDAY
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT A
HEALTH ISSUE OR CONCERN
AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE,
BREAKING DOWN THE
INFORMATION FOR YOU AND
TELLING YOU WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW TO KEEP YOU
HEALTHY HDR. KALANI
BRADY FROM THE JOHN A.
BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
JOINS US NOW WITH THIS
WEEK'S TOPIC, BEING
OVERWEIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, DR. BRADY.
WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU, KRISTINE.
AFFECTED BY THIS?
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
CONSIDERED OVERWEIGHT.
MORE THAN ONE THIRD
OVERWEIGHT INCLUDING
MYSELF.
DEFINE OVERWEIGHT?
IS THAT FIVE POUNDS, TEN
POUNDS?
ARE YOU GOING ACCORDING
TO THE BMI?
YES, WE USE SOMETHING
CALLED THE BODY MASS
INDEX WHICH IS A BIT
IMPERFECT BUT IT IS THE
BEST WAY OF TELLING HOW
MUCH WEIGHT WE HAVE ON
BOARD AND THE BODY MASS
INDEX BETWEEN 25 AND 30
IS OVER WEIGHT.
OVER 30 IT'S OBESE.
OVER 40 IT'S MASSIVELY
OBESE.
OKAY.
AND THEN BMI, YOU CAN
ASK YOUR DOCTOR WHAT THE
NUMBERS ARE OR LOOK IT
UP.
JUST GO ON THE
INTERNET AND TYPE IN
BMI.
WHAT ARE SOME TIPS?
SNCHTS WE CAN'T CHANGE
THE EPIDEMICS OF PRE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
WITHOUT FIRST ADDRESSING
BEING OVERWEIGHT AND
WEIGHT LOSS.
THE PROBLEM IS THERE ARE
MANY DIFFERENT DIETS OUT
THERE.
SOME ARE GREAT, SOME ARE
NOT SO GOOD AND DIET
ALONE, WHAT WE EAT, DOES
NOT DETERMINE OUR
EFFECTIVENESS IN WEIGHT
LOSS.
SO GENERAL TIPS LIKE YOU
SAY, FOCUS ON IMPROVING
HEALTH OVERALL, NOT JUST
LOSING WEIGHT.
SO DON'T GO ON A FAD
DIET JUST TO LOSE THE
WEIGHT.
FITNESS SHOULD BE IN THE
PLAN.
MAKE A THREE-DAY LOG OF
EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE
AMOUNTS OF WHAT YOU EAT
FOR THREE DAYS AND WHAT
YOU DRINK AND KEEP THAT
LOG AND LOOK UP ON THE
INTERNET THE AMOUNT OF
CALORIES THAT YOU'VE
TAKEN IN FOR A DAY
BECAUSE ONCE YOU HAVE
THAT INFORMATION, YOU
CAN USE THAT TO MODIFY
TO A HEALTHIER FOOD
CHOICE WHAT DIET YOU
WANT.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
UNLESS YOU HAVE SEVERE
KIDNEY OR HEART DISEASE.
GENERALLY WATER IS OUR
FRIEND.
AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO
HATE WATER, FLAVORED
WATERS FOR DIET DRINKS
ARE SUB OPTIMAL CHANGE
FROM REGULAR WATER.
WATER IS REALLY THE
THAN USING SUGAR
SWEETENED SODAS.
WHAT ABOUT COFFEE OR
TEA?
COFFEE AND TEA, SO
LONG AS YOU DON'T ADD A
LOT OF SUGAR ARE GOOD
SUBSTITUTES FOR WATER.
NOT A FRAPPACHINO OR
ANYTHING?
NO.
JUST REGULAR.
RIGHT.
BUT YOU HAVE TO LIMIT
YOUR COFFEE INTAKE IF
YOU WANT TO HAVE NO
TROUBLE SLEEPING AT
NIGHT.
GOOD POINT.
MANAGE EMOTIONS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE EAT FOR
STRESS AND THEY TREAT
THEIR STRESS WITH
EATING.
YOU NEED TO DIVORCE
EMOTIONS FROM FOOD.
BUY AND USE A SCALE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE
DATA, THEN YOU CAN'T
DEVELOP A PROPER DIET.
SO DON'T WEIGH YOURSELF
SEVERAL TIMES A DAY,
DON'T EVEN WEIGH
YOURSELF EVERY DAY.
WEIGH YOURSELF SAY ONCE
A WEEK SO IT'S ONE OF
THE MANY THINGS YOU USE
IN MANAGING WHAT WE EAT.
AND JUST LOSING FIVE,
TEN POUNDS CAN REALLY
REVERSE ANY NEGATIVE
HEALTH EFFECTS OR
DISEASES THAT WE HAVE
NOW.
ABSOLUTELY,
ABSOLUTELY.
SEE YOUR DOCTOR WITH
THAT THREE DAY DIET
RECALL AND YOUR WEIGHT
THAT YOU'VE CATEGORIED
AND DEVELOP WITH YOUR
DOCTOR A PLAN FOR
OVERALL HEALTH.
AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST
WEIGHT LOSS.
IT'S OVERALL HEALTH.
MEANING EXERCISE AND
EVERYTHING THAT COMES
WITH IT.
RIGHT.
START THE EXERCISE
SLOWLY.
DON'T GO OUT WITH A
MARATHON OR A 10-K.
THANK GOODNESS.
OR EVEN A MILE RIGHT
AWAY.
GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO
THAT EXERCISE SO YOU
CANNOT HURT YOURSELF.
SMALL CHANGES WILL
HELP.