Your listing show the standard recipes, to avoid obesity. And personally I follow these rules. But in general these proposals seem to be a little bit to simple. You know, that there is a genetic disposition and additionaly the utilization of food depends on the intestinal bacteria. In such cases the standard behaviour won´t help.

We can fight obesity by:

• Being physically active and doing exercise /sports regularly
• Increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables, as well as legumes, whole grains and nuts;
• limiting energy intake from total fats and shift fat consumption away from saturated fats to unsaturated fats;
• Limiting the intake of sugars

Your listing show the standard recipes, to avoid obesity. And personally I follow these rules. But in general these proposals seem to be a little bit to simple. You know, that there is a genetic disposition and additionaly the utilization of food depends on the intestinal bacteria. In such cases the standard behaviour won´t help.

There are various ways to avoid obesity like:

1. Taking junk food as meal  should be avoided;

2. Regular exercises are necessary;

3. Habit of taking too much rest should be avoided;

4. Psychological rest (mental rest) is helpful;

5. Taking balanced diets are essential.

etc.

There are many suggestions based on some austere programs. Is there something for people that do not stand austerities? 

I found that some mild exercise, eat rich breakfast, and substitute evening supper with a dose of "tsipouro", which cuts the appetite as well. What is "tsipouro"? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsipouro 

Dear Costas,

who likes austerity? If it is concerned with the amount of food it could help to loose weight. But I hate restrictions of the diversity of my food. It´s better to minimize the quantity instead of quality. And the tip with your tsipouro is not bad, with or without anis flavour, if you like the taste.

Dr Sundarapandian I agree with 

Follow a healthy eating plan  and to make healthy food choices, keep your calorie needs and  family's calorie needs in mind, and focus on the balance of energy IN and energy OUT. And personally I follow different  rules due to my tendency to obesity.

Be active. Make personal and family time active. Find activities that everyone will enjoy. For example, go for a brisk walk, bike or rollerblade, or train together for a walk or run.

Reduce screen time. Limit the use of TVs, computers, DVDs, and videogames because they limit time for physical activity. This is one of the most negative points.

Keep track of your weight, body mass index, and waist circumference. 

I think that the most important factor to fight obesity is being physically active.

I agree with Dr.Gamal

Also some factors contribute on overweight and obesity like: 

Increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages.

Increased snacking.

Higher calorie-density of foods.

More meals consumed or purchased away from home.

More exposure to advertising that encourages food consumption and promotes unhealthy foods.

Overweight and obesity can be prevented by following a good healthy eating plan. This can be done by making healthy food choices (i.e. increase consumption of fruit and vegetables), limiting the intake of sugars, and doing some exercises that make our bodies physically active.

To avoid overweight and obesity, it is better to follow a healthy eating plan. Make healthy food choices; keep your calorie needs in mind. Keep track of your weight, body mass index, and waist circumference.

Dear Mahfuz,

of course you have to take care for your health. But please don´t only concentrate on BMI, circumference, colesterine...

Don´t forget to love life. It can be amazing.

How to fight overweight and obesity?

Make it as a goal, be patient and believe you can achieve it.

Solutions to the problems of obesity and overweight have been treated in the following papers, RG database!

Article Fighting obesity: Physical activity has major role

Article Fighting obesity: Clarification from World Health Organization

Article How to fight obesity with antidiabetic drugs: targeting gut or kidney?

Dear Hanno,

I think we must get together and taste this tsipouro without glycaniso, together with the appropriate tappas! I loose wight using this diat!!!

What a coincidence, Talking about diet during Christmas time:)

Use the principle  which Gandhi used: whenever and whatever you eat, eat a little less than what you could. I do so all my  life, I eat absolutely everything and I am not fat. My cholesterol etc.. are OK.  

in my experience, organic green tea helps in some weight loss..

Of course, physical activity like biking and walking are very good..

I think healthy diet and physical activities are the most effective factor , and it's really important to habituate children to healthy healthy life style since early early childhood.

Carbohydrate are the main reason of gaining weight. Eat everything but carbohydrate. Some could say but the body need it. Yes of course and it exists in the other food but in small percentage.

A good article from Harvard Medical school: Why People Become Overweight

On a very simple level, our weight depends on the number of calories you consume, how many of those calories you store, and how many we burn up. But each of these factors is influenced by a combination of genes and environment. Both can affect our physiology (such as how fast you burn calories) as well as our behavior (the types of foods you choose to eat, for instance). 

How much of our weight depends on your genes?

Genes are probably a significant contributor to our obesity if we have most or all of the following characteristics:

• we have been overweight for much of your life.
• One or both of our parents or several other blood relatives are significantly overweight.
• If both of our parents have obesity, your likelihood of developing obesity is as high as 80%.
• We can’t lose weight even when you increase your physical activity and stick to a low-calorie diet for many months.

Genes are probably a lower contributor for us if We have most or all of the following characteristics:

• We are strongly influenced by the availability of food.
• We are moderately overweight, but We can lose weight when you follow a reasonable diet and exercise program.
• We regain lost weight during the holiday season, after changing our eating or exercise habits, or at times when we experience psychological or social problems.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Why-people-become-overweight.htm

Dear @Sundar, my colleague @Shahaboddin and his associates have published very nice paper Appraisal of adaptive neuro-fuzzy computing technique for estimating anti-obesity properties of a medicinal plant!

Article Appraisal of adaptive neuro-fuzzy computing technique for es...

The Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance released a tool for health care providers today that offers guidance and suggestions on how to initiate conversations with adult patients about weight and health. Why Weight? A Guide to Discussing Obesity & Health With Your Patients is a unique tool designed to help providers build a safe and trusting environment with patients to facilitate open, productive conversations about weight.

Weight is a complex and sensitive issue, and conversations surrounding the topic can be challenging. Because obesity and overweight affect two-thirds of Americans, health care providers increasingly are being called on to support their patients in matters dealing with weight.

http://www.stopobesityalliance.org/newsroom/press-releases/new-tool-prepares-health-care-providers-to-discuss-weight-and-health-with-adult-patients/

The problem of OBESITY is so huge that UN agencies urge fight against childhood obesity to prevent diabetes! 

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12511&Cr=obesity&Cr1#.VIxjV9LF9As

What causes obesity and overweight?

The fundamental cause of obesity and overweight is an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended. Globally, there has been:

an increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in fat; and

an increase in physical inactivity due to the increasingly sedentary nature of many forms of work, changing modes of transportation, and increasing urbanization.

Changes in dietary and physical activity patterns are often the result of environmental and societal changes associated with development and lack of supportive policies in sectors such as health, agriculture, transport, urban planning, environment, food processing, distribution, marketing and education.

How can overweight and obesity be reduced?

Overweight and obesity, as well as their related noncommunicable diseases, are largely preventable. Supportive environments and communities are fundamental in shaping people’s choices, making the healthier choice of foods and regular physical activity the easiest choice (accessible, available and affordable), and therefore preventing obesity.

At the individual level, people can:

What are common health consequences of overweight and obesity?

Although very few antiobesity drugs are available in the clinics, physical activity and diet-control interventions are the key strategies for the management of overweight and obesity. This would not only help to control overweight and obesity, but also in the prevention of many obesity-associated diseases such as heart diseases, type-2 diabetes and certain cancers. One of the pre-clinical studies performed in our laboratory demonstrate the incidences for the same. Please, go through the following link: 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574789114002828

I would say that increasing people's awareness the importance of "normal" weight should be the first step. This needs to be introduced in schools,namely as a part of PE classes. public centres, sport clubs and so forth. once people recognize how dangerous obesity is, they can be provided advices about the needed [physical activity and diet. Importantly, there should be flexibility according to different population groups. It does not seem acceptable for everybody to change his/her life in one day.