The first signs of obesity are weight gain; your body loses shape, due to buildup of fats in different parts of your body often, the body balance is affected. Obese people have to expend extra energy to move even. This results in decline of overall movements. Further, this fall in overall activity raises weight even more; also enthusiasm for any work goes down. For a regular healthy life the weight has to be in certain limits, there is standard chart, which relates height and weight. If the difference is more than 10 as mentioned in table then we may say that the person is obese. One can get a brief idea from this chart but not totally correct figures.br Weight gain can be owing to of digestive problems. During digestion useful ingredients of food are absorbed by the blood. If there any problems arise in the process it could result in buildup of fats. If your digestive problem gets cured, obesity will reduce, automatically. Oftentimes even problems in the nervous system, causes weight gain; in which case the problem in the nervous system should be treated to cure obesity. The mind and body have complex relations between them. As a result of of mental and emotional imbalances, the endocrine gland systems get affected; this could also result in obesity.br br Yoga for obesity:br 1. Exercise like running, swimming etc on a regular basisbr 2. Yogasanas such as Paschimottanasana, Bhujangasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana, Dhanurasana, Veerasana, Trikonasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana etcbr 3. Together with Yogasanas also do Sun salutation (Surya Namaskar) br 4. Also do Pranayamas such as Kapalabhatti, Anuloma-Viloma and Bhastrikabr 5. Cleansing kriyas such as Vaman Dhauti, and Shanka Prakshalana also help. Yoga diet for Obesitybr 6. You should have fixed timings for lunch and dinnerbr 7. You should maintain a time difference of 4 hours any two mealsbr 8. Always on low fat meals that are fiber rich. Have vegetables and fruits regularlybr 9.