Obesity

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesized risk factors associated with obesity among Libyan adolescents schooling in Malaysian Libyan schools representing primary, middle and high schools level education. A cross-sectional study was conducted by using a self-administered questionnaire to access the anthropometric parameters, physical activity, dietary intake, food habits, sedentary behavior’s and nutrition knowledge among 180 adolescents in Libyan Schools of Malaysia. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, independent t-test, and ANOVA were performed on the collected data. The results indicated that the highest percentage of overweight was in the primary school students and the highest percentage of obesity was in the high school adolescents. A significant difference was found in mean physical activity scores between male and female students. The means of time (hrs) spent on dietary habits for male and female students were found to be 3.06±0.49 times/week and 3.09±0.46 times/week respectively. The means of time spent on sedentary behaviors’s for male and female students were found to be 2.69±0.71 hours/week and 2.73±0.71 hours/week respectively. The mean nutrition knowledge score for male and female students were found to be 2.97±0.294 and 2.92±0.27, respectively. There was no significant difference between the mean nutrition knowledge scores of male and female students. About 53.6% of students have moderate or high (45.9%) nutrition knowledge respectively. A high percentage of the students 42.0% could not identify the healthiest way to lose body weight while 17.2% chose all of above are healthy methods of losing body weight. In conclusion, obesity was found to be prevalent in high school adolescents. There was no significant differences in the responses for the risk factors such as physical activity, dietary intake, food habits and sedentary behavior’s between male and female adolescent students in Libyan School here in Malaysia. About 45.9% have high nutrition knowledge. Future intervention may consider incorporating the elements in the scheme to increase its effectiveness in nutrition knowledge and health awareness.

Obesity is not merely a cosmetic problem but a severe threat to health which causes Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Osteoarthritis etc. According to Ayurveda, it can be co-related to Sthaulya. Tailapana have been indicated in the patients of Sthaulya by various Ayurvedacharyas. In present study Taila was selected from BhavprakashaMedorogadhikara (TriphaladiTaila). All ingredients of TriphaladiTaila are having Ushna, Tikshna property which helps in removing meda. As per Modern science, increase fat consuming increases the bile production. Cholesterol esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids are more rapidly metabolized by liver and other tissues. It suggests that Sneha which contains poly-unsaturated fatty acids (Tila taila) becomes helpful in reducing Rasa-Raktagata Meda(Cholesterol) and when Rasa-Raktagata Meda is lowered body starts consuming meda which is accumulated in whole body.To Evaluate efficacy of Triphaladi Taila in the management of Sthaulya. Total 15 patients were registered and treated with Triphaladi Taila. Assessment was done based on the subjective and objective parameters after 15 days of treatment. The data obtained in clinical study was analyzed by using Student’s “t” test. Significant results found in Subjective and Objective parameters i.e. BMI, body circumferences etc.Shamana Sneha (Triphaladi Taila)is effective therapy in the management of Sthaulya (Obesity).

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a genetic and/or lifestyle disease which had wide ramifications affecting the functioning of several organs. As of now, approximately 35% of Indian population are with DM. Uncontrolled DM will lead to many other diseases, the first being the alterations in kidney function followed by cardiac and liver diseases. About 45% of kidney diseases are caused by uncontrolled DM. HbA1c and serum creatinine are the two gold standards for the monitoring and control of DM and kidney disease and there must exist some association between them. This research article presents an association found between these analytes and depicts HbA1c/ Creatinine ratio as an Index to assess the progression and control of DM in a group of patients with T2DM. Very good association was found between HbA1c and creatinine as well as HbA1c to the ratio, both for controls and patients ( p< 0.0001). The outcome of this study strongly suggests that all patients undergoing treatment for T2DM be investigated for serum creatinine to ascertain kidney function.