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It may be defined as excess weight or deposition of excess fats on body, which leads to various diseases like diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, lowered pulmonary functions, lowers life expectancy.
Medical words, it may be defined as an abnormal growth of the adipose tissue due to enlargement of fat cell size (Hypertrophic) or an increase in fat cell number (Hyperplastic). It can be of 2 types, first is Abdominal obesity and second is Gluteal obesity. Generally 20 % excess weight is considered as health risk.
Obesity Reasons
Physical inactivity (lack of proper exercise)
Eating Habits -
1. Eating in between meals
2. Preference to sweets, refined food, fats, preserved food
3. Composition & periodicity of meals
Psychological Factors
1. Emotional disturbances
2. Depression and anxiety
3. Frustration and loneliness
Endocrine glands problems
Familial tendency
Males are at high risk during age 29 to 35 and females are at risk during the age 45 to 49
The risk increases with age.
Assessment of Obesity
1. Body Mass Index = Weight in kg./ (Height in meter)* (Height in meter)
If the BMI is in between 19 to 23, it is considered as normal, but if it is more then 23 then it can be called as obesity.
2. Waist to Hip ratio = if it is more than 1 in male is Obesity and 0.85 in females.
There are other methods to assess the obesity.
The obesity results in various diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart diseases, reduced pulmonary functions and resulting in lower life expectancy.
It may be defined as excess weight or deposition of excess fats on body, which leads to various diseases like diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, lowered pulmonary functions, lowers life expectancy.
Medical words, it may be defined as an abnormal growth of the adipose tissue due to enlargement of fat cell size (Hypertrophic) or an increase in fat cell number (Hyperplastic). It can be of 2 types, first is Abdominal obesity and second is Gluteal obesity. Generally 20 % excess weight is considered as health risk.
Obesity Reasons
Physical inactivity (lack of proper exercise)
Eating Habits -
1. Eating in between meals
2. Preference to sweets, refined food, fats, preserved food
3. Composition & periodicity of meals
Psychological Factors
1. Emotional disturbances
2. Depression and anxiety
3. Frustration and loneliness
Endocrine glands problems
Familial tendency
Males are at high risk during age 29 to 35 and females are at risk during the age 45 to 49
The risk increases with age.
Assessment of Obesity
1. Body Mass Index = Weight in kg./ (Height in meter)* (Height in meter)
If the BMI is in between 19 to 23, it is considered as normal, but if it is more then 23 then it can be called as obesity.
2. Waist to Hip ratio = if it is more than 1 in male is Obesity and 0.85 in females.
There are other methods to assess the obesity.
The obesity results in various diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart diseases, reduced pulmonary functions and resulting in lower life expectancy.
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