An Overview on Obesity

Running head: AN OVERVIEW ON OBESITY
AN OVERVIEW ON OBESITY
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Introduction:
‘Obesity’ can be defined as a condition when an individual has accumulated excessive
fat in the body and the body weight of the individual is 20% higher than the normal standard
weight (Abarca-Gomez et al.2017). A person is said to be obese when the basal metabolism
rate or the BMI of the body is more than 30 (Basu et al.2013). Abdominal obesity is linked to
several complications such as Polycystic Ovarian syndrome and major cancer types such as
breast in women. (Adams et al.2014). Obesity is a perpetual process. It is the combined result
of numerous factors that include, improper diet intake, iron deficiency, lack of proper sleep,
sedentary life-style, side-effect of drugs that lead to putting on a lot of weight and intake of
food items that suppresses lipid metabolism. Studies reveal that on an average 40% of the
women population all around the world are affected with obesity (Adams et al.2013). This
report would focus on identifying and carrying out a systematic review on the major
contributors of obesity in women.
Key Words:
Fatigue, obesity, Iron-deficiency, Iron profile Index, BMI, fatigue, depression, weight loss

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Source: As adopted by author. The inclusion characteristic involves the effect of iron
deficiency in obese adult women and the review of the iron-metabolism that regulates
hecipdin levels. The second inclusion characteristic involves the analysis of weight
loss on fatigue and motivation governing it. The exclusion characteristics mainly
included papers on obesity prevalent in women post pregnancy and papers on animal
models.
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The condition of obesity only arises if the intake of calories is not proportionally balanced by
the adequate burning down of the calories. Obesity leads to increased risks of a number of
diseases that include, diabetes (type2), cardiovascular diseases, depression, cancer,
osteoarthritis and obstructive sleep apnoea. Studies reveal that, there has been an 11%
increase in the entire obese population of UK from the year 1993 to 2016 (Chang et al.2014).
The standard procedure that has been issued by the NICE to measure the degree of obesity in
people include, measuring the BMI in combination with measuring the waist circumference
and then accessing the obese condition and the health risks associated with obesity (Cole et
al.2013). Obesity in women is primarily caused due to an intake of a diet poor in iron value
(Coimbra et al.2013). The optimum haemoglobin level required in an adult female is about
14g/DL, however an average haemoglobin count of only 11g/DL has been reported in 82%
women across the globe (Coimbra et al.2013). In the worst scenario, individuals with acute
obesity problems might undergo a ‘gastric balloon surgery’ that is done either by reducing the
volume of the stomach or the length of the intestines in order to facilitate better absorption of
nutrients (Furukawa et al.2017). ‘Liposuction’ is also an approach that is prescribed as a
standard method of fat reduction to people who have developed acute obesity. This method is
highly sensitive and is only prescribed to patients who are highly overweight and by no
means of physical exercise or diet plan can lose their massive weight (Datz et al.2013). The
surgery includes removal of extra layer of fat and lipids from the skin by means of suction.
Self-reported fatigue:
Continuous feeling of exhaustion and tiredness that is not resolved even after ample
amount of rest and sleep is counted as a major symptom of obesity. Fatigue has been
attributed to be one of the initial symptoms that confirm the case of obesity (Garcia-Valdes
2015). Fatigue exerts an increased amount of negative effect that lead to poor performance
outcomes in terms of academic and work progress output. One of the consequences