Role of PathyaAahara-Vihara in the Management of Obesity
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
In this modern era there are different types of lifestyle disorders. Obesity is one such disorder which is increasing day by day. Obesity or overweight is usually caused by sedentary life style, irregular diet, excessive eating, sleep pattern, lack of physical activity, hormonal imbalance, hereditary, side effects of certain medications, etc. WHO considers Obesity as a global epidemic and it is rapidly becoming a major public health problem. In Ayurveda, Obesity is known as Sthaulya or MedoRoga which is caused by the accumulation of fat. In Ayurveda, Obese personalities are comprises under eight varieties of Ninditapurusha. Obesity is a chronic clinical condition which often persists throughout the life. Pathyaahara is invariably accepted as treatment inAyurveda, hence it is also applicable to the disorders of Obesity.
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Yashwant Kumar Chandrakar, Anita Sharma, Pradipkumar Suryawanshi
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