The excessive deposition of fat in the body is often described as Obesity. The common cause of obesity is the consumption of surplus food. It is becoming an extremely common diseases nowadays especially among the people living in the Western countries and the people in the higher income group of the developing nations like India.

Obesity is considered as a serious peril as the extra fat stored in the body puts enormous stress on the heart, kidneys, and liver. It also puts a large amount of pressure on weight-bearing joints such as the hips, knees, and ankles. Persons who are overweight persons are hypersensitive to several diseases like coronary thrombosis, heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, gout, liver, and gall-bladder disorders.

The primary cause of obesity is the intake of food beyond the body’s requirement. It results from the excessive calories supplied to the body. Obesity can also result from the disturbances of the thyroid or pituitary glands. However, only about two percent of obesity cases are caused by glandular disorders.

A good treatment of obesity is fasting on lime juice-honey water. One teaspoon of fresh honey (natural honey and not synthetic) should be mixed with a lime juice that is prepared by using juice of half a lime in a glass of lukewarm water. This lime juice-honey water should be taken several times a day.

Lemon juice diet is also effective in reducing obesity. It is initiated by giving the patient nothing by plenty of water on the first day. The next day, the patient should be given only the juice of three lemons mixed with an equal amount of water. On the subsequent days, one lemon should be increased per day. The number of lemons should be increased till the juice of twelve lemons is consumed per day. From the twelfth day, the number of lemons should be decreased by one per day. This should be followed till the twentieth day. This 20 day cycle should be followed till the accumulation of fat in the body is reduced to the normal levels.

During the lemon juice diet, the patient might feel weak and hungry on the first two days. However, his condition will begin to stabilize four to five days into the diet. Do not continue the diet beyond the sixth day, if the patient becomes too weak and consult professional help.