Contents:
- Medical Video: How Childhood Trauma Can Make You A Sick Adult
- Psychological pressure makes women vulnerable to obesity
- The risk of obesity is higher if women experience many traumatic events
- So, is obesity a cure?
Medical Video: How Childhood Trauma Can Make You A Sick Adult
Women who experience trauma, psychological distress, or having experienced bad things in his life according to a recent study has a greater risk of obesity than women who do not experience the same thing. So, why is trauma and the risk of obesity related? Here's the review.
Psychological pressure makes women vulnerable to obesity
Obesity is a buildup of very high fat in the body that makes body weight outside the ideal limit. A number of complications can arise due to obesity, even some of which endanger life. Some examples of quite serious complications include stroke, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and breast cancer.
According to research conducted by the University of California, the risk of obesity increased by 36 percent in women who had experienced psychological stress. The study involving 21,904 middle-aged or older women found that those who experienced a traumatic event or who caused psychological distress such as a child's death, violence, a disease that threatens their lives, at least for the past five years tend to be more easily obese.
Women who at least experienced one event that caused their psychological distress increased the risk of obesity by 11 percent compared to women who did not experience a similar event.
The risk of obesity is higher if women experience many traumatic events
As reported by Medical News Todaythe risk of obesity is even 36 percent higher if a woman experiences at least four traumatic events in her life over the past five years. This study revealed that the more events that cause psychological distress in women, the higher the risk of obesity.
The author of this study, Dr. Michelle A. Albert, said that stress caused by psychological stress affects a person's behavior, including eating habits. Those who experience stress tend to overeating and ignored this because their minds were constantly centered on the haunting trauma. In addition, neurohormonal activity in the part of the hormone cortisol production increases. This hormone has the role of increasing appetite and cause weight gain.
This research reveals that seeing psychological problems can overcome obesity if it is indeed a factor of psychological stress or stress that is the cause.
So, is obesity a cure?
Obesity can actually be dealt with by implementing discipline healthy diet, such as eating low-fat and sugar foods, and exercising regularly. Sports in question do not need to be heavy because walking, cycling, playing badminton or swimming is enough, provided it is done regularly. It is recommended to exercise 2.5-5 hours every week.
Whereas if you yourself have experienced a traumatic event that weighs on your mind, immediately consult a psychologist or mental health specialist (also called the psychiatrist). A doctor or psychologist will help you manage emotions and behaviors related to trauma experienced so as not to develop into eating disorders.
Handling from a doctor can be given if obesity is not managed even though it has been disciplined in exercising, maintaining mental health, and applying a healthy diet. An example of treatment from a doctor is the administration of drugs that can reduce the absorption of fat in the digestive tract.
In some cases, obesity will be treated with surgery. Surgery is usually only done if the level of obesity is considered so severe that it is feared that it can threaten the lives of sufferers. Surgery is also considered if efforts to lose weight that have been carried out for some time remain fruitless.
Keep in mind that weight loss done by your own business takes a short time. Because it takes patience to achieve the desired results and commitment to maintain it in the long run.
