What is Obesity?

I saw a recent picture lately that has to do with being obese. What is Obesity? And what are the health implications of being obese. Can an obese person really be said to be beautiful? There's this saying 'that beauty is in the eye of the beholder', yet can we really say an obese person is beautiful? To be honest I don't

think so!                                     

What is Obesity?                          

Obesity is a medical condition that has to do with the accumulation of excess body fat leading to a short lifespan and increased health issues.                                       

 Causes:                                       

 Obesity is caused by a combination of the following;                                    

 1. Excessive energy food intake.            

 2. Lack of exercise.                              

 3. Genetic factor.                        .                                   

 4. Medications.                                          

  5. Illness.    

                                

 There's an erroneous belief that some obese people don't eat. This is not true as they need so much energy to fill their body mass.                                         

 What are the health implications of being Obese?                                     

 1. Obese people are more prone to cardiovascular diseases. The risks of heart problems is very high because of fat tissues around the heart.                      

 2. Type 2 diabetics.                                  

 3. Sleep disorders.                                

 4. Cancer.                                           

 5. Osteoarthritis- joint problems                

 6. Asthma.                                        

7. Short life span.                             

8. Death.                                       

Some of the diseases are as a result of increase in fatty cells eg cardiovascular diseases, cancer etc while some are as a result of fatty body mass eg osteoarthritis, sleep disorders etc.                                              How can Obesity be prevented.    

  1Reduce the consumption of energy concentrated foods.                            

 Such energy concentrated foods like sugars and fats should be avoided.                                    

 2. Increase the intake of fibre.              

 3. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.                             

 4. Drink lots of water.                          

 5. Take drugs to reduce your appetite.                                    

 6. If all these fails, then get a surgery done to reduce the size of the stomach. This would reduce the ability to eat so much and also reduce absorption of such foods.                              

   Obesity is a serious health problem and is a major cause of death in our world today. It affects both adult and children. But with the above preventive measures, it can be curbed or totally reduced.                                            

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