Obesity is a medical condition in where excess body fat has accumulates to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and or increased health problems.
Body mass index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight (pre-obese)
Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breathing difficulties during sleep, certain types of cancer and osteoarthritis
Obesity is most commonly caused by
- Dietary calories,
- Lack of physical activity
- Genetic susceptibility
- Genes
- Endocrine disorders
- Medications or psychiatric illness
The Primary treatment for obesity is
- Dieting and physical exercise
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