World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LIFE STYLE DISORDER OBESITY (Sthaulya).

*Dr. Deepak Kumari Dr. Rashmi Saini and Dr. Monka Sharma

ABSTRACT

„lifestyle disorder? includes physical and mental diseases which are mostly caused by anunhealthy lifestyle. Most frequent rated medical conditions are; cardiac diseases, metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes due to unhealthy diet. Obesity is very common problem found now a days. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in India in the 21st century, with morbid obesity affecting 5% of the country's population. It is caused by the combination of excessive food energy intake, lack of physical activity, genetic susceptibility, endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness. Obesity affects adversely on health, and reduced life expectancy of the individual. Despite of continuing efforts to find solutions it has reached epidemic proportions in many countries. In Ayurveda there is also description of the standard objectives for beneficiary life, and good long life based on it. A similar type of disease described in Ayurveda is sthulya roga, which is due to disorder of meda and kaphaja dosha. Various type of dietary articles like barley, old rice, oat, Bengal gram etc. mention in Ayurveda, which reduce the kapha and meda. Low energy food article with huge amount of fiber are effective in the management of obesity. Many researches proved that fruits and vegetables with anti-inflammatory phytochemicals can counteract obesity. Most at risk of acquiring a physical or mental lifestyle disease are adults who are socio-economically disadvantaged, with a low level of education and those with a migration background belong to the groups of adults. Thus the Ayurveda play a very important role to manage the lifestyle disorder obesity (Sthaulya).

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