Obesity

Obesity is a complex disease having too much body fat. It is a medical problem that increases the risk of many diseases and health problems including heart disease diabetes high blood pressure high cholesterol liver disease sleep apnea and certain cancers.

Symptoms
Body Mass Index BMI is often used to diagnose obesity. People with a BMI of 25 or higher may have an increased risk of health problems.

Causes
Although there are genetic behavioral metabolic and hormonal influences on body weight. Obesity occurs when you take in more calories than you burn through typical daily activites and exercise

Your Body stores these excess calories as fat.

1) Unhealthy diet

2) Liquid Calories

3) Inactivity

4) Certain Diseases and medications

a) Hypothyroidism

b) Arthritis also can lead to decreased activity and weight gain

c) Steroids some antidepressants,diabetes medicines, antipsychotic medicines certain beta blockers increase weight gain.

5) Other Factors

a) Pregnancy

b) Quitting Smoking

c) Lack of Sleep

d) Stress

e) Microbiome

Complications

a) Heart Disease - obesity makes high blood pressure high cholesterol level

b) Type 2 Diabetes obesity create insulin resistance

c) Certain cancers- uterus cervix esophagus liver gall bladder pancreas kidney prostate.

d) Digestive problems - gall bladder disease heart burn liver disease

e) Sleep Apnea

f) Artheo arthritis

g) Fatty Liver Disease

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