Posts Tagged ‘Obesity’
Obesity Causes and Symptoms and Obesity Treatment Guidelines and Prevention
Obesity is a condition in which there is a significant amount if fat in is excess in the body. Obesity is generally measured with the help of body mass index or BMI. If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9 then you are considered as overweight and if your BMI is over 30 then you are considered as obese. If you fall into this category, you may be eligible to receive specialized obesity treatment from your physician.
Obesity is an increasing phenomenon and it is not only witnessed in adults but also in children and teenagers. Nowadays we are mainly consuming junk foods and high calorie foods as a result our hectic lifestyles and these foods being more readily available. If you believe that obesity can be managed easily and take it lightly then you should to think again. If you are overweight or obese then now is probably the best time to lose weight, as these are serious conditions that can have adverse effects on your health. The best way to start is to speak to a medical professional about the best weight loss treatments or obesity treatments for you. It is often advised that you lose some weight before you attempt a intense fitness routine to lose weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Should Obesity be deemed a mental illness in the DSM-V?
Obesity is one of the major public health concerns facing developed and developing countries in the world. Since the turn of the twentieth century, health statistics shows that the prevalence of obesity and overweight has escalated owing to a number of factors including change in lifestyle patterns. In United States, it is estimated that more than a third of the entire population is obese. It is currently estimated that about 32.2% of United States adults are obese and it is feared that the rates of obesity will escalate in the future going by recent trends. Obesity has created public health fear because it is related to a number of conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and other life threatening conditions. It is also estimated that it costs United States between and 0 billion every year to treat various conditions arising as result of obesity. Obesity also reduces individual life by between 5 to 20 years which means rise in cases of obesity will come with devastating effects on the quality of life and life expectancy in the long run. Although the government has put in place programs that are aimed at fighting obesity, it is should be noted that the prevalence of obesity continues in the backdrop of these strategies. Evaluating the increased cases of obesity, it has become necessary to reason whether these strategies are effective or is it that they are not reaching the targeted population. Obesity is not a problem to particular groups in the society since individuals across the social demographic divide are affected. Current strategies are targeting all groups in the society but they have done little to mitigate the pandemic. These are just few of the facts on obesity that are agitating the call for immediate measures to supplement the current one which are not very effective in fighting obesity. Read the rest of this entry »
