This presentation provides an overview of obesity, including its causes, impacts, and preventive measures. It discusses the health risks associated with obesity, such as diabetes and depression, and provides tips on maintaining a balanced diet and engaging in physical activities to prevent weight gain.
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OBESITY INTRODUCTION Obesity is when excessive fat in the body increases the risk of several health problems. This health condition refers to a state where the problem becomes a disease. According to WHO, obesity has globally become more than doubled since 1980 (“Obesity and Overweight”, 2017). There are numerous causes of obesity for instance, overeating, genetics and physical inactivity. Obesity increases risk of various other diseases such as coronary artery disease and diabetes. Obesity is a threat to mankind; health and society are impacted due to weight gain and obesity. Due to overeating the rate of sugar in the body increases which leads to diabetes (Matias, Dewey and Gunderson, 2014). As compared to men, rate of obesity in women is higher which is increasing day by day. Abnormal collection of body fat which causes the body mass index to rise over the range of 30 kg/m2is also referred as obesity. Statistical graph of obesity among women and men Figure 1: Rate of Obesity (Global obesity rates continue to climb,2016) The statistical data depicts the variation among men and women in terms of obesity which made it lucid to understand that women are getting obese at higher rate as compared to men back then in 1975 and even recently in 2014 (Global obesity rates continue to climb, 2016). Figure 2: Health risks of Obesity (Health Risks of Being Overweight or Obese, 2016) SYMPTOMS OF OBESITY Breathingdisordersandhighbloodpressuresignals obesity.Abdominalfatdepositiononlungscauses breathingproblemsuchasasthma.Studieshaveshown thatoutofmajorityofthepeoplesufferingfrom asthma38%ofthemareoverweightand92%ofthem fall under the obese category (Mandal, n.d.). Figure 3: Relationships among obesity, diabetes, and periodontal disease (Shimazaki and Saito,2000) HEALTH DISORDER CAUSED DUE TO OBESITY Womenwhoareobeseoroverweighed,tendtoconsume morefoodwhichcausesin-creationofcarbohydrates. Duringdigestion,carbohydratesbreaksdowninto sugarandwhenthelevelofsugarishighinthe blood,diabetesiscaused.Further,Periodontitisis atypeofGumdiseasethatisalsocausedwhenthere is change in glucose level in the body.CAUSES OF OBESITY Consumingfoodthatishighlycaloricand irregularsleepingpatternscauseobesity. Disturbanceinsleepingpatternscauseshormonal changeswhichmakesanindividualcravemoreforhigh caloricandfattyfoods.Inaddition,thepartofthe brainwhichcontrolsthedietregulationiseffected bysleepreduction.Lesssleepcausessecretionof ghrelinhormonewhichleadstoexpandeddietand leptinwhichspecifieswhenthebodyissatiated (Blackwell, 2012). IMPACTS OF OBESITY Obesityimpactsindividualsbycausingdepressionand impactssocietybyincreasingmortalityrates.Studies havedepictedthat25%overweightindividualstendto experiencemoodswingscausingfrequentdepressionas comparedtonon-obeseandhealthyindividuals.Weightgain causesdepressionandsodoesthediseaseduetoweight gain.Inaddition,depressionnotonlycausesobesitybut alsocausesdiabetesbyloweringthebloodsugarlevel causingrecurrenthungerandmakingtheindividuals consumeexcessiveamountoffoodwhichinturnmakesthe health condition worse (Miettinen, Rönö & Gylling, 2014). PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL OBESITY To control the leading health problem called obesity, individuals should maintain adequate amount of balanced diet, stability in blood sugar level and also should engage inphysical activities in order to prevent fat accumulation in the body.Individuals must consume diet comprising of all the vital nutrients in right proportion to maintain their BMI under 30 kg/m2and to shed extra amount of fat stored (Bray and Popkin, 2014).Major focus must be kept on healthy green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits to prevent weight gain leading to obesity.REFERENCES Blackwell,W.(2012).Lackofsleepislinkedtoobesity,newevidenceshows.ScienceDaily.Retrieved21September,2017from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417080350.htm Bray, George. A., & Popkin, Barry. M. (2014).Dietary sugar and body weight: Have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesity and diabetes?. Diabetes care. 37(4). 950-956. Global obesity rates continue to climb. (2016). [Image]. 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