What is obesity?
Obesity |
Obesity can also be easily defined as body mass index (BMI) that's ≥ 30 .
So what is body mass index?
Body mass index (BMI) : Is a mathematical formula to tell weither the individual's weight is in the healthy range or not. It's calculated by dividing the weight (in Kg) by square of the height(in meters).
According to the value of BMI you can tell which category you are in.
-Cardiovascular complications: Obesity increases the risk for many cardiovascular problems like Hypertension, Coronary heart diseases, dyslipidemia, and strokes. - Diabetes Mellitus : the increase in body fat specially central (visceral) fat is associated with increased insulin resistance leading to development of type II Diabetes. The high association between diabetes & obesity led to the development of the term DIABESITY to reflect the high intimate causal relationship.
- Osteoarthritis (OA) : The increase in body mass index is a recognized risk factor in developing OA, as it increases load on joints leading to damage and degeneration of the articular cartilage. People with osteoarthritis complain of joint pain that increases with activity and deceases with rest.
Osteoarthritis causes damage to the articular cartilage that facilitates sliding of the two bones over each other leading to pain during activity. |
Obesity increases risk of many cancers |
-Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).
- Liver steatosis (fatty liver) : A condition characterized by accumulation of fat inside liver cells. With further increase of fat content in the liver an inflammatory response could occur in the liver known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).this NASH may ultimately end with liver cirrhosis.
Fat accumulates inside the liver inducing inflammation (NASH) which may progress into liver cirrhosis. |
gallbladder stones |
obesity may cause depression |
Summary for complications of obesity |
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