By; mohammed karam younus

boesity

All of us love to have a well-built bodies, or at least not to be obese, and we have the right to think like that, because obesity is not just a cosmetic concern, it's also a risk for some health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes and the high blood pressure and others.

Obesity

Obesity is that, you have a high amount of fat in your body, and from that definition you can notice that, obesity is not about more weight, it's about more fat.To understand this you may weight more because you are tall. And this is normal.

What is Obesity?

Our daily bodies activities need energy come from food we eat, and more exercise and activities burn more calories that we get from food. And not just the activities need to burn calories, also many metabolic reactions in the body need the energy from food, such as to warm up in cold weather and to sweat in the hot days. But when our food calories amounts exceed the body need, they will be stored in the body as fat.

What are the causes of obesity ?

What causes obesity?Lack of Energy BalanceGenes and Family HistoryEndocrine: Hypothyroidism,

Cushing's syndrome.Drugs: corticosteroids,

antidepressants, and seizure medicines.

Emotional FactorsAlcoholismSmoking cessation

What causes obesity?PregnancyLack of SleepAn Inactive LifestyleWork schedules.Lack of access to healthy foods

Food advertisingLack of neighborhood sidewalks and safe places for recreation

Types of ObesityUpper body obesity

◦central, abdominal, or male obesity

Lower body obesity ◦peripheral, gluteal-femoral, or female obesity

A waist-hip ratio ◦>1.0 in men and 0.8 in women indicates upper body obesity

Types of obesityAndroid=Abdominal=Central=Apple shaped

Gynecoid=Peripheral=Pear shaped

Prevention and Treatment

Hereditary factors is no more than moderate

Diet also should be decreased in saturated fat and contain 30% or less of total calories from fat

Treatment should focus on lifestyle modification through a combination of a low-calorie diet, increased physical activity, and behavior therapy

Reduction of dietary fat without a calorie deficit will not result in weight loss

Pharmacotherapy is usually considered only after combined diet, exercise, and behavioral therapy has been in effect for a minimum of 6 months

Weight loss surgery is limited to persons with a BMI greater than 40

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