Information on obesity, treatments and being overweight

Obesity is now the most common nutritional disorder in western industrialized countries and its prevalence in Europe and the USA has reached epidemic levels.

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• Causes of Obesity
• Effects of Obesity

Causes of Obesity

Obesity is simply excess amount of fat in our bodies. Defined as a body mass index of greater than 30, it arises from the accumulation of excess fat in the body from over consumption of fatty foods. Obesity is now the most common nutritional disorder in western industrialized countries and its prevalence in Europe and the USA has reached epidemic levels.

Genetics and medical: Some people are predisposed to storing fat and gaining weight. Another reason for obesity is illness or disorder that affects our metabolism - the most widespread is hypothyroidism.

Environment and life style: This is a main reason for excess weight and obesity. Modern life, especially in cities has become increasingly sedentary with a serious lack of physical activity, stress and domination of high calorie cheap food in our diet.

Effects of Obesity

Gaining weight rapidly increases the risk of health problems due to that extra weight. In particular, women increase their risk of heart attack and double their risk of dying from cancer.

By keeping your weight in the healthy range, you are less likely to be troubled by illnesses in your later years.

Obesity can heavily affect the state of our health, over 30 medical conditions relate directly to obesity and excess weight can also aggravate most of overall health problems. Obesity causes serious health conditions, such as:

• High blood pressure
• Cardiovascular disease
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Type 2 diabetes
• Gallbladder disease
• Cancer of different body organs
• Osteoarthritis and disability
• Sleep apnea and others

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