Obesity is the cause of many diseases. Also, it is a symptom of the disease.
Obesity is a medical disorder that increases other health problems like hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, acid peptic disorder, skin infections, and certain cancers.
Obesity is much more than eating more and moving less.
There is much more to obesity than calories in and calories out.
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat.
Obesity is further calculated by waist-hip ratio and body fat percentage and total body fat.
There is an increase in cardiovascular risk factors as the fat increases.Â
Epidemiological studies have shown that obesity has doubled in the last 25 yrs. Obesity is the result of imbalance in activity levels; improper diets, meal timings and also improper food items; number of times we have our meals has increased as we are using more of cortisol and the thought that we have enough; improper sleep habits; more reactivity; generating, using emotions improperly; accumulating unwanted things in mind, unwanted emotions and not able to manage and channelize them properly. Gut health plays a huge role in managing obesity.
Majority of people who want to lose weight are unsuccessful because we need to work on all these factors consistently and happily. Without any grudges. There is no effective, well-defined, proven method of preventing obesity, it will require a complex approach including interventions at individual, family and community levels. Though medications and surgical approaches are used widely, they come up with their own side effects and complications.
Obesity is a preventable cause of death all over the world.