22 April 2024
The festive period is approaching and it will be a long one. They probably expect trips and meetings with close and old friends at delicious meals.
You’ll probably miss the occasional workout at the gym these days. We won’t be mad at you because rest and recharging are important and you deserve them. Before you indulge in Easter temptations, however, we give you a little information about the problem we all struggle with during these periods – overeating.
The key to the eternal battle between the tasty and the reasonable is in the measure.
This is exactly how overeating affects your body.
Excessive food consumption leads to the accumulation of extra pounds, which is often associated with metabolic syndrome. This greatly increases the likelihood of serious diseases such as heart problems, breathing difficulties, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and others.
Don’t think that if you overeat only occasionally, the adverse side effects will pass you by. In such cases, the following can be observed:
According to a number of Western studies, over time, overeating can harm brain function. Scientists believe that the accumulation of excess weight has a negative impact on memory.
The consumption of large amounts of sugars causes a sharp increase in blood sugar levels, which can lead to an adverse reaction of the body, including the brain.
Your fat cells produce the hormone leptin, which binds to receptors in the brain to tell you that you’re full. Regular overeating, however, causes your body to produce more of this hormone, as leptin levels are directly related to the amount of body fat you have. In such cases, your body can build up an immunity to this hormone, which disrupts the brain’s ability to recognize when you’ve eaten and it’s time to stop.
When you systematically consume excessive amounts of food, your digestive system becomes overloaded, and the result can be inefficient breakdown and absorption of food.
If you can’t stop munching on your warm, fresh-from-the-oven kozunak, you should know that this overeating leads to the accumulation of toxins in the body, which can disrupt the normal function of your digestive system or cause an imbalance in the nutritional substances.
Fast food, alcohol, salt, sweet, spicy and fatty foods make digestion difficult and impair the functioning of all other major organs.
Have you ever felt sluggish or tired after overeating and needed a short nap? This can be the result of reactive hypoglycemia, where blood sugar drops after a large meal.
Low blood sugar is usually associated with symptoms such as sleepiness, fatigue, rapid heart rate and headache. When you consume a large amount of food or eat your favorite dessert, blood sugar rises sharply, which provides you with energy. So far, everything sounds good, but the body starts releasing insulin to balance the blood sugar, which eventually causes it to drop sharply and therefore leads to a desire to rest.
We hope you learned something useful and keep a note in your mind for the coming Easter holidays and beyond. If you feel that you have eaten more than the standard portion, you can always visit us in one of our clubs or choose a high-intensity group workout to burn off the calories you have taken. We will be at your disposal in the clubs and during the holiday period – in our club in National Palace of culture with unchanged working hours, and for our other clubs as follows:
Stay tuned for our second article on overeating, where we’ll share some easy ways to control your food intake in tempting situations like the upcoming Easter holidays.