obesity general information

Which health problems cause obesity?

 

Psychologically, being obese can affect your body image and self-esteem damage. In some cases this can cause anxiety and social depression.

 

The physical problems common include:

breathing difficulties
difficulties walking or running
increased sweating
chagrined in the knees and support
skin conditions like acne
Calculations bile.
The following medical conditions are also more common in obese people than in those of normal weight: Hypertension
high cholesterol
The diseases have referred to as hardening of the arteries of heart attack and stroke (cardiovascular disease).
Type 2 diabetes
Some types of cancer.
These conditions are often known as diseases of obesity-related and are some of the most common causes of death before age 75.

 

That is why obesity increases your risk of mortality.

 

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What is obesity? how to calculate obesity (BMI)


The fat could also be distributed around the body or concentrated on the stomach (apple-shaped) or hips and thighs (a pear-shaped). For medical purposes, the body mass index (BMI) is used to determine if your weight is in the healthy range. The doctors use BMI because it compares your weight against your height.

Resolve your BMI

The figures of BMI used in this article apply only to adults. Doctors use special graphics to solve BMI for children to consider rates of growth and development.

Take your weight (kg) and divide by the square of your height (m).

For example, if you weigh 80 kg and you are 1.7m: 1. Multiply your height by itself 1.7 x 1.7 = 2.89 2. Divide your weight by this figure. 3. 80 ÷ 2.89 = 27.7kg/m2. 27.7 This will be the BMI. • You are in the normal range if your BMI is between 18.5 and 25 (kg/m2). • You are overweight if your BMI is between 25 and 30. • You are overweight if your BMI is 30 or higher. • You are on the fatal overweight if your BMI is 40 or higher.

Among one in four men and one in three women in the United Kingdom are obese, according statistics. there are more women than men who are obese (24 per cent against 23 per cent), in the last ten years there has been a greater increase in the number of men are obese. The Ministry of Health predicted that if this trend continues, by 2010 around 6.6 million men will be obese compared to obesity 6 million women’s  stomach, where the weight is concentrated on its belly, is the the most common type of obesity and affects 30 percent of adult men.

Obesity is increasing rapidly, especially in young people. Around one in three children between the ages of 2 and 15 are obese. Although more girls than boys are obese, a greater number of boys is obese.

4 percent of boys are obese.
17 per cent of girls is obese.
19 per cent of boys are obese.
18 per cent of girls is obese.
Government statistics also show that children are more likely to have a weight problem if one parent is obese, and this risk is increased if both parents are obese.


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Is obesity hereditart or genetic factors

Obesity can be hereditary, so some people are increased risks. Genetic factors can affect appetite, the rate at which you burn of energy (the rate of metabolism) and how the body stores fat. Examples of genetic diseases are syndromes polycystic ovary (PCOS) and hypothyroidism. But even if your genes are weight gain more likely it is not inevitable that you’ll be obese.

Obesity develops:

Excess table


irregular meals

The lack of daily physical activity.

 

That is why obesity has treble since 1980, when only 6 percent of men and 8 percent of women are obese. In this time our lifestyles have changed rapidly, with the ready availability of convenience foods and travel by car replacing walks to work and teach. This is the lifestyle that determines how genes develop. The medicines such as antidepressants, steroids and oral contraceptives may also cause weight gain.

 

 

 

 

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