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What is weight loss?
How does the body get thinner?

The harm that emaciation brings to us cannot be ignored, so what makes people emaciated?

Pathologically, digestive system diseases, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hepatitis, nephropathy and other diseases can cause weight loss; Chronic diseases, physical weakness and malnutrition can also lead to emaciation. If you lose weight because of illness, you should treat the disease in time. When you get well, your weight will naturally return to normal. Those who are weak and malnourished after a long illness should strengthen nutrition, eat more foods rich in protein and vitamins, and properly strengthen physical exercise to restore their weight to normal.

Some thin people went to the hospital for examination and found no diseases. They can work normally on weekdays and have basically no discomfort. The emaciation of these people may be related to physical and genetic factors. For example, parents are thin and children are mostly thin; People with strong bones are mostly obese, slender and thin.

There are also some thin people who often have symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, poor diet and poor sleep, although no obvious diseases have been found. These people are not only related to physical fitness and genetic factors, but also some people are often in a state of fatigue due to heavy work pressure, so that they have poor sleep and diet and gradually lose weight. For people who have no obvious diseases after losing weight, it is recommended to take ginseng. Taking ginseng for a long time is expected to change the emaciated physique, because ginseng is a nourishing drug, which can enhance gastrointestinal function, metabolism and immune function, enhance physique and make people fat. The medicinal properties of ginseng are divided into cold and heat, and people with different constitutions should take ginseng differently. People with deficiency-cold constitution can take red ginseng, while people with yin deficiency and internal heat constitution can choose American ginseng and sun-dried ginseng. Take 2 ~ 3 grams orally every day, and take it on an empty stomach before going to bed or in the morning. Generally, it can be taken continuously for 3 to 6 months. At the same time, strengthen food nutrition, so that the calorie intake in food is more than the calorie intake. When there is excess calories, the weight will gradually increase.

It is necessary for thin people to gain weight. Fattening is not only to appropriately increase the subcutaneous fat of the body, but also to make muscles and physique stronger. That is to correct not only "thinness" but also "weakness". So, how should thin people gain weight correctly?

First of all, we should increase dietary intake, gain weight, and provide the body with all kinds of nutrients needed to synthesize tissues. The diet should be rich and varied, not picky eaters or partial eclipse, and the food should be as delicious as possible. Protein should eat more foods rich in fat and carbohydrates (starch, sugar, etc.) when it has sufficient intake. In this way, excess energy can be converted into fat and stored under the skin, enriching and thinning.

Secondly, we should keep enough and good sleep. If people get enough sleep, their appetite is better, which is also beneficial to the digestion and absorption of food.

Third, proper exercise. Especially for people who sit in the office for a long time, taking some time to exercise every day will not only help to improve their appetite, but also make their muscles stronger and stronger. If the muscles of the human body do not exercise for a long time, they will be "used in and wasted", and the muscle fibers will contract and weaken relatively, making people look thin. Intellectuals are mostly of this size, so we should pay attention to strengthening exercise.

In addition, people who have been seriously emaciated for a long time should go to the hospital for physical examination while taking measures such as strengthening nutrition and doing more exercise to eliminate possible diseases in the body. Common diseases leading to emaciation include intestinal parasites, long-term active tuberculosis, anemia, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, malignant tumor, pituitary hypofunction and some metabolic diseases.

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Why did you suddenly get thinner?

If you suddenly lose weight in a short time, your health will change.

"It's hard to treat a daughter, and she suddenly loses weight", and there is a reason for losing weight suddenly; Hyperthyroidism, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, the devil in the body has "settled down".

Old people suddenly lose weight, which is common in diabetes and cancer, but we should pay special attention to cancer sneak attack.

There is a saying in our country: "a thousand dollars is hard to buy, and it is thin when you get old". Now most people think it is wrong. But we can't completely deny this proverb. For example, people who have always been lean are not necessarily bad people, and many of them are "old and thin" birthday stars, such as cross talk master Ma, who died at the age of 90 and a famous playwright at the age of 95. They are "spokesmen" and "image ambassadors" of "old and thin but healthy".

However, it is more scientific to change the sentence "a thousand dollars is hard to buy old and thin" into "a thousand dollars is hard to treat and suddenly thin". Generally speaking, people who are 20% below the standard weight are called emaciated, and those who are below the standard weight 10% are called emaciated.

Mr. Tang, who is nearly sixty years old, has been "fat" since he was 40 years old. He can eat and drink. His weight is increasing and the buttonhole on his belt is shrinking. Everyone calls him Mr. Fat. But in the past six months, his appetite has been better than before. However, he is not only losing weight, but also mentally worse than before. The shiny face has lost a big circle, and the buttonhole of the belt has been tied to the front.

Attention should be paid to sudden weight loss, which may indicate the following diseases.

(1) Diabetes: The early stage of diabetes is characterized by "three more and one less", that is, eating more, urinating more and drinking more, accompanied by weight loss. This is because patients don't have enough insulin (1 diabetes is insulin deficiency, while type 2 diabetes is insulin deficiency), so they can't make full use of glucose in the blood. Because the body always needs energy, you can only consume fat if you can't use glucose, so you will lose weight.

(2) Cancer: such as colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer and gastric cancer. The early symptoms of cancer are not obvious, and emaciation is one of its symptoms. For example, colorectal cancer may be accompanied by painless bloody stool when there is sudden weight loss. However, it did not attract attention because of "painless". Therefore, people who suddenly lose weight, especially those over 50 years old, must be vigilant when they suddenly lose weight. What needs special reminder is that once a tumor is diagnosed, it may be advanced. Therefore, if you find yourself thin for no reason in your life, or someone around you is surprised to say how you suddenly became so thin, you should go to the hospital to find out. Because tumor growth needs nutrition, it will compete with other organs of the body for nutrition, so it is easy to lose weight.

(3) Ascites due to cirrhosis: Sudden weight loss is easily associated with chronic liver disease, but many patients are too busy to see a doctor in time. Some people have lost twenty or thirty pounds in a month or two, and their eye sockets are sunken. A check, the result is cirrhosis. Suffering from ascites due to cirrhosis will inevitably lead to a decline in anabolism and an increase in consumption metabolism, and people will lose weight in a short time. Another sign of cirrhosis is weight loss accompanied by fatigue and diarrhea.

(4) Hyperthyroidism: If the food intake has not decreased, but the weight has been reduced again and again, accompanied by thick neck or palpitation and insomnia, you may have hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism in the elderly is not as easy to identify as that in young people. About13 patients have no goiter, which is mainly manifested as getting thinner and thinner.

It can be seen that sudden weight loss is a dangerous signal. If you lose more than 1 0 kg for unknown reasons within1month, even if you don't feel strange, you should seek medical advice in time.

Please look at tomorrow: the phenomenon of "rejuvenation"

What is the reason why people lose weight so fast?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that physical diseases are mostly caused by low spleen and stomach function and insufficient qi and blood. Spleen is the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi and blood biochemistry. The spleen and stomach are healthy and full of qi and blood, so the muscles are full and the limbs are strong. On the contrary, the body is thin and the limbs are weak. To eradicate thinness, we must first rule out many chronic diseases such as hyperthyroidism, liver disease, kidney disease and tumor. And then treat it with Chinese medicine, which will have a good effect. You can't judge whether a person is fat or thin by his eyes. You can calculate whether you are a little thin according to the following formula: the centimeter of height minus 100, and then multiply by 0.9, and the answer is my standard weight. If the individual's height is 180cm, the standard weight is (180-100) × 0.9 = 72kg, which is normal if it is lower or higher than the standard weight 10%. If your actual weight is lower than the standard weight 10% or more, you should consider whether you have lost weight. Special reminder, in general, underweight is related to genetic factors. At the same time, some excitable people, due to the influence of endocrine, will accelerate the consumption of calories. Some people get nervous easily, and the result may be missing a meal or losing appetite. It is natural to lose thousands of calories at a time, so you will definitely not gain weight. If you find yourself underweight and thin, you should first check whether it is the potential influence of the disease. Such as thyroid, diabetes, adrenal gland and digestive system diseases. It is easy to cause underweight. Only when the disease is eliminated can the fattening plan be implemented. In terms of diet, many thin men and women who are physically and mentally happy are picky eaters. Therefore, to get rid of these bad habits and increase the intake of meals, the meals should be rich and varied. Eat more carbohydrates, pasta is the most useful. In addition, high-protein foods, vegetables and fruits are also indispensable. On weekdays, it is also a good idea to eat healthy snacks, such as peanuts and toffee, and drink some juice after drinking beer. Protein should eat more foods rich in fat and carbohydrates (starch, sugar, etc.) when it has sufficient intake. In this way, excess energy can be converted into fat and stored under the skin, making the thin body strong. Thin people with weak gastrointestinal function can choose the liver of chickens, ducks, fish and sheep to eat. In addition, fish is easy to digest and absorb. If you want to gain weight through a variety of diets, you must first gain weight scientifically and gain weight for health. Besides a balanced diet, you should also keep enough and good sleep. If people get enough sleep, their appetite is better, which is also beneficial to the digestion and absorption of food. Many thin people like to spend the night, always play all night, and have to go to work the next day, which seriously affects the quality of sleep, so it is strange not to be thin. Personal mental health should also be paid attention to. Tension and pressure at work, obsession with small things in life, and "crazy" study or work beyond human load will make people thin. On the contrary, a happy mental state and harmonious interpersonal relationship will help you gain weight. Appropriate exercise For those thin people who sit in the office for a long time, take some time to exercise every day, which is not only conducive to improving appetite, but also to making muscles strong and healthy. The muscles of the human body are "put into use and discarded". If you don't exercise for a long time, muscle fibers will contract and weaken, and people will look thin. In terms of exercise mode, jogging is a good choice, because the number of gastrointestinal peristalsis increases obviously when people jog, which can consume human energy and make people have a big appetite when eating. Generally speaking, a large amount of exercise, short-term exercise and rapid explosive exercise can all have the effect of gaining weight, which is also the most taboo for people who want to lose weight. Attachment: Ingredients of food fattening yam porridge: yam, cheese and sugar. Its preparation method can be divided into two types. One is to wash fresh yam, mash it, add it when rice porridge is cooked, and then add cheese and sugar to eat; Another method is to dry yam and grind it into powder, take 30g each time, add cold water and mix well, put it on the stove, cook it with slow fire, stir constantly, take it out after cooking for two or three times, and add cheese and sugar to serve. Yam is sweet in taste, flat in nature, can tonify deficiency, promote granulation and moisten fur. It is a good product for treating emaciation and beautifying. Cheese can moisten the lungs, moisten the skin, nourish yin and produce fluid. The combination of the two can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and support the source of transformation, so it has a good effect on people with physical weakness and emaciation. I often hear thin people complain that diet pills are flying all over the sky, but there are no fattening pills. In fact, generally thin people want to gain weight and keep fit, and they don't need drugs. As long as you eat properly and supplement it with diet therapy, you can get good results. Thin people are often deficient in yin deficiency, blood and body fluid, so they should eat more nourishing products, such as milk, honey, ...

What causes weight loss?

Etiology of emaciation: etiological classification 1. Thin body 2. Wasting caused by neuroendocrine and metabolic diseases 1. Hypothalamic syndrome. (2) pituitary gland. 1. Hypofunction of the anterior pituitary gland (Simmonds disease and Sheehan syndrome). 2. Diabetes insipidus and emaciation. (3) hyperthyroidism. (4) Chronic hypoadrenocortical function (Addison's disease) (5) Diabetes. (6) Pheochromocytoma. Malignant tumor 4. Chronic infection, 1. Tuberculosis. 2. Chronic suppurative infection. 3. schistosomiasis. 4. Parasitic diseases. 5. AIDS. 5. digestive tract diseases 1. Oral and pharyngeal diseases. 2. Chronic gastrointestinal diseases. 3. Chronic hepatobiliary diseases. 4. Chronic pancreatic diseases. Sixth, anorexia nervosa. Seven, emaciation caused by severe trauma and burns. Eight, drug-induced emaciation. Mechanism 1. Insufficient calorie intake (1) Insufficient calorie intake-Under normal circumstances, eating is the only way to absorb energy in protein. People who lose weight due to lack of nutrition are mostly caused by insufficient calories and nutrition in protein. When the calorie intake is insufficient, firstly, adipose tissue provides energy, and protein provides amino acids as the substrate of glycogen dysplasia. Such as famine, war, backward production in poor areas, people with insufficient calories are called wasting diseases (Marimus), and people show extremely obvious emaciation and no edema; Protein is known as Kwshior-kor disease, and edema often occurs. (2) Hypothalamic syndrome is caused by many factors. The feeding center (feeding center) of ventrolateral nucleus is damaged, so the satiety center (anorexia center) of ventromedial nucleus is relatively excited and refuses to eat and anorexia, resulting in emaciation. (3) Dysphagia caused by mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus and cardia affects eating and leads to emaciation. Oral inflammation, ulcer and injury: such as oral ulcer and inflammation caused by riboflavin deficiency and Behcet's disease, glossitis caused by nicotinamide deficiency, and tooth and gum lesions. 2. Throat inflammation, tuberculosis and cancer. 3. Inflammation or stenosis of esophagus, swelling of esophagus and cardia, achalasia of cardia or portal stenosis. 4. Cerebral palsy, bulbar palsy. 5. Esophageal muscle injury caused by myasthenia gravis, polymyositis and systemic sclerosis. (4) Gastrointestinal diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and pyloric stenosis. Incomplete intestinal obstruction, after subtotal gastrectomy, etc , often make people lose weight because of insufficient nutrition intake. (5) The emaciation of malignant tumor is often one of the main manifestations of malignant tumor. The reasons for weight loss may be: ① loss of appetite is the main factor, especially because of anxiety and treatment response, which aggravated loss of appetite. ② The rapid growth of tumor consumes energy; ③ Malignant tumor may produce a metabolic toxin, which will reduce the utilization rate of glucose, increase the oxidative metabolism of free fatty acids, increase the conversion of amino acids and lactic acid to glycogen, and increase the ineffective consumption of ATP. ④ The secondary infection, bleeding and exudation of tumor make the patients with advanced malignant tumor more emaciated. Six chronic infections, such as tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, typhoid fever, chronic suppurative infection, etc. , causing obvious loss of appetite, fever increases energy consumption. The initial symptoms of AIDS patients are emaciation, fatigue and fever. (7) emaciation caused by chronic diseases or failure of important organs, such as liver and gastrointestinal congestion and edema caused by heart failure, tissue ischemia and hypoxia caused by chronic pulmonary heart disease, gastrointestinal congestion and edema caused by severe liver diseases such as cirrhosis and portal hypertension, abdominal distension, nausea and even vomiting and hypoproteinemia caused by liver function injury, nausea, vomiting and anorexia caused by renal failure and uremia. It is because of loss of appetite that the intake of nutrients is affected. (eight) the use of certain drugs often leads to loss of appetite and emaciation. For example, aminophylline and p-aminosalicylic acid are used for a long time when various antibiotics and sulfonamides are used to treat various infectious diseases. Amine chloride and estrogen can cause epigastric fullness and loss of appetite, while thyroxine and amphetamine can significantly increase metabolic rate. Taking laxatives for a long time will affect the intestinal absorption function and lead to emaciation. (9) Patients with anorexia due to mental disorder are in a state of refusing to eat, and their weight can drop sharply. Second, the loss of nutrients increased 1. Diarrhea caused by chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as chronic enteritis, chronic bacillary dysentery, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease caused by intestinal tuberculosis, etc. 2. After subtotal gastrectomy, intestinal diseases and blind building syndrome, the small intestine is the main place for food digestion and absorption, and the pathological changes of the small intestine cause nutrient absorption disorder and emaciation. 3. Diseases of hepatobiliary and pancreatic systems are caused by exocrine pancreas. & gt

Why do you lose weight for no reason?

There are several possibilities: 1. Diabetes (typical symptoms are: eating more, drinking more, urinating more, losing weight).

2. Hyperthyroidism (overeating, exophthalmos, thick neck, emaciation)

3. Gastropathy (A. Gastric ulcer: pain before meals B. Duodenal ulcer: pain after meals)

4. Small intestine disease, if you eat too much, you should lose weight because the small intestine is not well absorbed.

5. Precancerous lesions

How to lose weight gradually?

Weight loss refers to weight loss caused by diseases and other factors. Generally, weight loss 10% or more than normal weight is called emaciation. You can see it in the following situations. (1) Normal appetite and weight loss. Weight loss caused by abnormal digestion and absorption function, such as vomiting, diarrhea, parasitic diseases, etc. (2) When the food intake increases, the body weight decreases. Although eating more, but the consumption increases, so as to lose weight, such as hyperthyroidism, diabetes and so on. (3) Loss of appetite, decreased food intake and excessive body catabolism lead to weight loss, such as ① systemic diseases (infection, malignant tumor, hematological diseases), hypofunction of adrenal cortex and hypofunction of anterior pituitary gland; ② Mental factors: depression, anorexia nervosa; ③ Gastrointestinal diseases: chronic gastrointestinal diseases, chronic liver diseases and chronic pancreatic diseases. (4) Severe trauma and burns, often accompanied by a large amount of plasma exudation, significantly increased consumption of protein; (5) Some drug reasons, such as thyroid preparations and long-term use of laxatives. Emaciation is characterized by rough and inelastic skin, muscular atrophy, reduced subcutaneous fat and exposed bones. Emaciation caused by various reasons will have corresponding clinical manifestations, such as hyperthyroidism patients, which can be seen as cervical swelling, bright eyes, overeating, sweating, emaciation, palpitation, shaking hands, increased stool frequency and so on. Your weight is less than 10% of the standard weight, which belongs to emaciation. At present, you also ruled out hyperthyroidism, normal diet, abnormal defecation, and colon dysfunction. Intestinal dysfunction, in addition to alternating symptoms of constipation and diarrhea, can also appear abdominal distension, abdominal pain and some symptoms of systemic neurosis, generally without wasting. I suggest you go to the hospital to consult a specialist, comprehensively relieve other situations except diet and defecation, and relieve your troubles as soon as possible.

How did the human body suddenly lose weight?

The human body suddenly loses weight, so be alert:

1, malignant tumor. Most malignant tumors will first show emaciation. So what? People who were not thin in the past but have been obviously thin recently should be vigilant. Such as pancreatic cancer with faint upper abdominal pain as the main manifestation? It is often mistaken for stomach trouble. The prominent symptom of this disease is obvious weight loss? You can even lose 10 kilograms a month.

2, hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism in the elderly is not as easy to identify as hyperthyroidism in young people. About 1/3 patients have no goiter, and patients above 1/2 have no obvious symptoms, which are mainly manifested as getting thinner and thinner.

3, chronic infectious diseases, tuberculosis, chronic liver disease, etc. Many chronic infectious diseases are also common causes of weight loss. Because the body's catabolism is strengthened and the digestion and absorption function is weakened, secondary infection occurs, resulting in excessive consumption of nutrients in the body and obvious weight loss.

4. Hypofunction of adrenal cortex. Some people suffering from this disease only show signs of emaciation at the beginning, and then gradually appear typical symptoms and signs such as skin and mucosal pigmentation.

5. Gastrointestinal diseases, such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and chronic nonspecific colitis. , can cause abnormal eating, poor digestion and absorption function, leading to malnutrition and emaciation in the elderly.

6. Drug-induced wasting. This emaciation is often due to taking some drugs that enhance human metabolism, such as dinitrophenol and thyroxine.

It can be seen that if you find that your weight continues to decline for a period of time, you should be vigilant and consult your doctor in time.