comorbidities of obesity presentation

1. Comorbidities of
Obesity linked to the
cardiovascular system
By Harry Baker,Harriet Berry, Humera Bashir,Nicolas Benson

2. How is obesity defined?
● Obesity is defined when a person as a BMI ranging
from 30-34.9. kg/m^2
● People who are obese are more likely to suffer from
obesity are more likely to develop coomorbidities
Treatments
The main treatment for obesity is a reduced-calorie diet and
an exercise plan. Less common treatments include weight
loss medicines and surgery.

3. Hypertension
● How is hypertension a comorbidity of obesity ?
● What is physiologically Happening?
● What are some of the treatments currently
available ?
- Hypertension is sustained elevation of resting systolic
blood pressure (≥ 140 mm Hg), diastolic blood pressure (≥
90 mm Hg)
- Abdominal fat secretes angiotensin,which makes
angiotensin II a powerful vasoconstrictor,that also tells
kidneys to reabsorb more sodium

4. Myocardial Infarction
● Myocardial Infarction is also known as Heart attack
● It is when the heart receives insufficient oxygenated blood supply due to a blockage resulting in the
formation of blood clot and can damage heart muscles
Why does heart attack occur?
What is used to treat heart attack?
What could be done to prevent this ?

5. Strokes
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is cut off its
symptoms are: slurred speech or difficulty understanding, the face
dropping at one side or not being able to smile and numbness in one
or both arms.
What are the risk factors for strokes?
What are the 3 types of strokes?
How can you reduce your risk of a stroke?

6. Peripheral artery disease
Peripheral artery disease is a circulatory
problem, where fatty deposits narrow the
arteries and reduce blood flow to the
limbs.
Who does it affect?
Major symptom?
How to prevent it

7. ● To conclude,we have looked at different cardiovascular diseases that can be a
comorbidity of obesity.
● They all essentially linked to each other in one way or another
● It's also important to note that we have looked over
These diseases as comorbidity,but they could develop
In any normal case.