2. 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
3. it looks difficult but donât worry , you can prevent your
health problems easily, and you can lose weight through
change the life and dietary style, increase physical activity
and others.
4. What is 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.
5. Now you want to know if you are obese or
not, and this is easy, all you want is to
measure your weight in Kilograms (kg)
and your height in
meters (m), and then
use this formula
6. This formula will give you your body mass index (BMI). the
obesity is diagnosed when the (BMI) is 30 or more. now
look to this table below to know more about the (BMI).
7. What are the causes of 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.
9. What are the complications of obesity?
Now is obesity dangerous, the answer is yes, and if you are obese
you are at risk to have one or more of a great number of obesity
health problems. including:
â˘Type 2 diabetes.
â˘High blood pressure.Stroke.Heart disease.
â˘Gallbladder disease.Osteoarthritis.
â˘Sleep apnea,( dangerous sleep disorder in which breathing
repeatedly stops and starts).
â˘High cholesterol and triglycerides.
â˘Metabolic syndrome.
â˘Cancer.
â˘Depression.
10. Treatment
the healthy weight is the main goal for obesity treatment. and you can
reach that by making a good treatment plan with your doctor and may
be a big team of nutritionist, dietitian, obesity specialist and nurse.
This plan include:
ďśDietary changes.
ďśExercise and activity.
ďśBehavior change.
ďśPrescription medication.
ďśWeight-loss surgery.