Obesity: Causes, Symptoms & Prevention

“Many obese individuals are affected by obesity but are unaware of it”!

Obesity is a serious medical condition where human body carries gross amount

of body fat. It occurs when individuals surpass the amount of fat intake to the

amount they should burn on a daily basis.

It feeds the risk of a number of health conditions including sleep apnea, high

blood pressure, back and joint pain, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, gallbladder

disease, arthritis, different cancers, metabolic syndrome and much more.

Generally, it is measured by “Body Mass Index” and notably,  it is skyrocketing

in most countries of the world.

Common symptoms and effects of Obesity

Obesity is self diagnosable, however, person with obesity may have the
symptoms of following medical conditions

• high cholesterol
• Shortness of breath
• Snoring and sleep apnea, 
• obstructive pulmonary disease
• certain types of cancers 
• coronary heart diseases
• depression
• gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• high blood pressure
• joint disease 
• Stroke
• liver diseases

What Causes Obesity?

Obesity is actually a complex combination of different factors.    

Generally, when human body consumes more calories than it burn as energy
(through its physical activities), the body gains weight. However, it is not
limited to the caloric consumption as some people are inherently overweight.

Come let’s explore some common factors influencing Obesity.

1. Heritance:  Many studies show that obesity can be a genetic inheritance. If both or one of your parent is obese, your chances of being overweight increases to 25%.
2. Sleep. Not getting enough sleep and oversleeping causes hormonal changes that increases the appetite. And as a result, people crave more and more for food, that contributes to weight gain.
3. Lifestyle: Eating heavy in combination to a less active lifestyle actually sometimes feed the fat. High amount of calories especially from sugary sources when taken by sedent routine increases the chances of being obese to a greater extent. If you could relate to this lifestyle, consider adding some activity or reducing some calories from your plate.
4. Certain medication: May be as a side effect but many medical drugs bring on some weight on your body. For example antidepressant medication, antipsychotics, diabetes drugs etc. They actually alter the function of your body and brain but kind of either increase the appetite, or increase the metabolic rate. 

These drugs don't decrease your willpower. They alter the function of your body
and brain, reducing metabolic rate or increasing appetite

Prevention

Obesity is curable but it takes a lot of motivation. GIven below are some
common solution to trim down the factor.

• Dedicate a portion of your time from your every day routine to physical activities. 
• Limit junk and alcohol
• Eat more fruits and vegetable
• Go heavy on nuts, whole grain
• Breakup with sugary and fatty foods.
• Consume plant based fats rather than animal based fats.
• Seek for a pharmacological treatment in the light of professional guidance.
• Sleep for at least 6-7 hours regularly

So, if you are a little obese and want to reduce the life threatening factor, by adopting a healthy lifestyle, you can counteract with it pretty much. Or if you are a medical professional, seeking to go deep into obesity and stuff, one of the leading Medical event management companies in UAE is going to be hosting a CME session for Obesity and the emerging facts and figures. If you want to be a part of the session, sign up now. And for more such upcoming
upcoming medical events & conferences in UAE 2018-2019, check the linked site out.