What's all the fuss about ?

It is no longer a question of just keeping in shape or keeping slim. Obesity is taking pandemic proportions in some parts of the world today. And of course, today, because of a throbbing fashion industry that is obsessed with being slim the social problems and psychological problems that come from being obese can not be ruled out.


You know, there is nothing like ‘that one perfect plan’ to get back to shape. Broadly, there are two categories of people – some take to foods like salads or fruits or milk while the others need to everything they take in and eat everything cooked. For the latter the regular salad and fruit diet won’t work.


Famous talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey, says, in her magazine O, “A cup of tea infuses you with antioxidants instead of the wallop of sugar you get in a can of soda." According to the magazine Oprah herself is an ardent tea-devotee and has seen amazing weight-loss and health benefits. Today she is looking better than ever, thanks in large part to her eating right, exercising.


Though obesity is not as alarming a problem in Asia as it is in the rest of the world, the obsession with being thin is quite alive. But mind you, obesity is not as alarming as it is in Asia as it is in the rest of the world but the Asian world has its own issue to deal with. Recently, a school in Singapore earned the ire of the parents who opposed a 15-day anti-obesity program saying that overweight children were being singled out and teased by their classmates. Then, the school had to close the program. An angry parent has reportedly reacted in a Singapore daily, “Obesity in children is a problem, but in my opinion, there's no need to make it painful for those who are already teased by their classmates. "

Louise L Hay says in her book ‘You Can Heal Your Life’ that overweight is often a condition of insecurity wherein we put weight to protect ourselves. It is like we need that fat around us. Then, she suggests self-love and self-acceptance as the key to keeping slender and healthy.