| Obese in simple terms means an excess of fat, | | | | hypoactivty of the thyroid gland may lead to |
| usually in the absence of underlying disease, | | | | abnormal weight gain. Not a very healthy solution |
| except in a few cases where hormonal | | | | is the use of medicines which suppress |
| disturbance can be held responsible for it. Life | | | | appetite.The consequences of obesity can be |
| insurance companies have defined obesity in | | | | medical problems such as early occurrence of |
| terms of risk to life from the available data of | | | | cardiovascular diseases where fat deposition in the |
| height and weight. There are various methods to | | | | blood vessels leads to atherosclerosis, |
| assess the amount of fat in the body which | | | | hypertension, diabetes, pulmonary disorders, gall |
| ascertains the degree of obesity. Skin fold | | | | bladder stones and sometimes musculo-skeletal |
| thickness measured by calipers, body mass index, | | | | problems especially osteoarthritis of the knees. |
| waist/hip ratios, in fact there are standard tables | | | | Hypoventilation in obese people may even result |
| available but body mass index and waist hip ratios | | | | in sudden deaths during sleep. Obesity can be |
| are mostly considered. The ratio of weight in | | | | managed by diet counseling, behavior therapy and |
| kilograms divided by square of height in meters is | | | | regulated exercise and in some cases with drugs |
| usually taken into consideration as a quick method | | | | which suppress appetite by attacking the |
| of calculation and this ascertains the body mass | | | | hypothalamus in the brain. However, the |
| index and thereby relative risk involved. A BMI of | | | | drawback is a quickly following rebound after |
| 25 is taken as the upper limit of normal, | | | | withdrawing the drug. In cases of morbid obesity |
| 25-30-low, 30-35 moderate, 35-40 high and above | | | | procedures like liposuction and surgery like |
| 40 is very high risk zone.Obesity could also be a | | | | jejuno-ilear bypass are not free from risk and the |
| metabolic defect as a calorie intake of 4700 to | | | | latter is only resorted to save life which has its |
| 8500 calories in different individuals can lead to a | | | | own complications.A healthy lifestyle with regular |
| gain of 1 kg weight. Various studies show that | | | | exercise from childhood onwards can lead to |
| ATP-ase activity may be low in obese people and | | | | similar adult behavior. Skipping breakfast can |
| lead to a condition where energy consumption is | | | | affect your concentration at work or school and |
| lower and added to surplus calories results in the | | | | by mid-morning you tend to substitute it with less |
| deposit of adipose tissue. Eating disorders, wherein | | | | nutritious morning snacks. You are what you eat |
| hunger and satiety levels do not match, binge | | | | so try to follow the golden rules from the |
| eating on emotional highs or lows, genetic | | | | beginning of life. |
| predisposition, or endocrine obesity where | | | | |