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Pandemic or Obesity -which is major stress

 Majority of population may have caught flu and other symptoms (corona like symptoms) like sore throat, cough and fever may be once in whole tenure of pandemic. 

 After that many of us must have suffered from anxiety of being testing positive but recovered automatically or with home remedy or by medicines and thanked the lord for health. So, most of us had fever & recovered, u may count it as corona case.

Stress for pandemic should subside by now; reasons can be any, can be due to decrease in death rate, can be decrease in complications with covid or can be due to availability of vaccines.

Major stress wasn’t pandemic ever, but was obesity for sure. Deaths occurred due to pandemic in India is far less than other diseases. Approximately 2.8 million deaths are reported due to obesity [[i]]; whereas death occurred due to novel Corona virus (155K) [[ii]] is far less than obesity in India.

In 2016, an estimated 1.6 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes. Another 2.2 million deaths were attributable to high blood glucose in 2012, (254,500), suicides (210,800), infectious diseases (2 million) and non-communicable diseases (6.2 million). All these diseases are invited if body has more fat content / obesity.

Obesity is host for other diseases & corona virus

Recent studies suggest that overweight and obesity seems to be risk factors for worse outcomes in those who are infected by covid-19. Obesity is associated both with higher risk for ICU admission and poorer outcomes for covid-19.

Other stress (viz. life with mask, social distancing, loss of job etc.) aroused due to pandemic can cause obesity as there is evidence that suggest that there is link between stressful situations and over eating. Foods that are eaten to mitigate stress tend to be carbs rich, high fat food stuff rather less palatable foods and it then derives the pleasure and reduces the stress. Many different neurotransmitters in the brain are involved in the regulation of food intake during stressful period, they are as follows:

1.

The tryptophan –serotonin system

2.

Catecholamine

3.

Indogenious opioid peptides

4.

The cannabinoid system

Food and stress connection 

Stress is not simply a response but an imbalance between demands and coping resources. This imbalance is prevented by neurochemicals which sends signal to brain to eat.
Certain foods are craved because they contain neurochemically active substances which induce a feeling of well-being. Some research says that carbohydrates produce transient feeling of well-being by raising the level of serotonin (hormone of happiness & wellbeing) in brain.

Some other research has found that there is relationship between carbs consumption and emotional distress.

“People with depressive symptoms show a preference for sweet tasting, simple carbs (chips, chocolates, sweets, ice-creams or any other fast foods etc.);

Such food items are responsible for increasing fat level in body. More stress = more fat in body.

We live in an age of convenience where ultra-processed foods and drinks are commonplace; they are commonplace because we live busy life. Studies show these foods and drinks to be detrimental to human health and yet they are consumed by many people on daily basis.

There are snacks and fast food available at every turn, every shop is loaded with factory made food products and such FMCG products are made available at every small or big, in city and at rarest place for their own revenue not for you. Chemicals and preservatives that every food products is added with, you can’t just spell the name forget about knowing what they are. Such products are easy for grazing and easily available at the time of stress.

 



Preservatives and other chemicals in Aerated drinks

Preservatives and other chemicals in Taste enhancers

Ingredient list of Ready to cook mixes

Ingredient list of Noodle

Preservatives and other chemicals in chocolates

Management of obesity

1.       The CDC say there is good evidence that exercise can help maintain weight over time, Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) recommend that adults should perform 150 minutes a week of at least moderate intensity activity to stay healthy.

2.       Aim to eat 7 portions of plant foods daily, 2 fruits and 5 vegetables; it’s a good way to manage your diet. Increasing quantity and variety of colorful plant foods in the diet helps provide a broad range of nutrients, fiber and other beneficial active ingredients to cut fat.

3.       Aerobic exercises helps in management of many lifestyle disorder.
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