AYURVEDIC APPROACH IN THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY

Abstract

The global burden of diseases is altering from infectious diseases to the non-communicable diseases, and now becoming the chief cause of the death in all over the world. There are many non-communicable diseases among of them obesity ( Sthoulya) are tremendously increasing in our society due to the change in the diet pattern, life style, and environmental conditions. Sedentary habits and lack of exercise are also the main reasons behind the increased incidence of Obesity. Obesity can leads to many diseases like Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease and Arthritis. Obesity reduces the average life span and decreases the quality of life. Hence, prevention of Obesity during its starting stage should be considered a priority for overcome the risk of Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Arthritis and other serious diseases. In text of Ayurveda, there are a number of drugs likes Gugglu, medicinal preparations, Pathya Apathya, Dinachrya and diverse techniques of Yoga which have wonderful preventive and curative effect on obesity.