epidemiology, causes, complications, prevention and treatment of obesity...

1. By:
Syeda Aiman

2. Obesity (Fatness)
 Excessive accumulation of body fat;
 By consumption of more calories than body can use
 This excess calories are stored as fat or adipose tissue

3. How Fat are different countries

4. Why Obesity is not OKAY!
In the US, Obesity is second in the number of deaths it
causes each year.
 Linked with large numbers of health conditions
 Heart diseases
 Diabetes
 11 types of cancer
Most of world’s population live in countries where
overweight and obesity kills more people
than underweight

5. YOUR EMOTIONS
If You Are Obese
Not a Psychiatric disorder
But it can manifest several psychological
symptoms;
 Anxiety
 Low self-esteem
 Social withdrawal
 Feeling of worthlessness

6. Getting Rid of Obesity
Life-style changes:
Healthy eating
Low-fat, high-fiber foods
Obesity management is not just about eating less,
a Healthy Eating Plan is very important for
your overall health.

7. Life-style changes:
 EXERCISE
Physical Exercise
Decreases Total body fat
Slowing the development of
abdominal obesity

8. MEDICATIONS
 Anti-obesity medications
 Approved by FDA
(Food and Drug Administration)

9. SURGICALLY
(Bariatrics Field)
 A medical speciality that explores study and treatment of obesity
through surgeries.
 BMI ≥ 40
“It is clear that obesity surgery today offers the only effective long-term
treatment option for the severely obese patient.”
-American Heart Association (AHA).. 2011

10. “How Much Obesity Has To Be Created In A Single
Decade For People To Realize That
Diet Has To Be Responsible For It?”
-ROBERT ATKINS