Characteristics of Obesity

Obesity is a disease, according to what was ruled by the "WHO" (World Health Organization), which affects a large number of inhabitants worldwide, this This circumstance produces great complications in those who suffer from it, it must be clarified that the causes of obesity can be produced by an infinite number of causes producing multiple complications.

One of the characteristics of obesity is that it can affect people of any race.

Characteristics of obesity:

Definition.- Obesity is understood to be excess accumulated fat or excess weight produced by adiposity.

The word obesity comes from the Latin “obesus”, which would translate to very nourished or overnourished.

Measurement.- Obesity has certain parameters to be diagnosed or detected, techniques apart from the obvious aesthetic circumstance, as there may be a body inflammation caused by Diabetes and not have accumulation of fat; the test to measure obesity is through the "IMS", (Body Mass Index). This index is applied to measure obesity, but it is also used to diagnose body weight deficiency.

Complications.- Obesity has many complications, or it can produce alternative diseases to obesity. Excess body fat can cause metabolic diseases such as diabetes, it can also produce joint injuries in the feet, knees and hips, which are deformed and injured by excess weight. It produces the so-called fatty liver, and this can cause other types of diseases; excess fat can cause high blood pressure, strokes or fatty liver.

Causes.- The causes can be very varied, which can range from an eating disorder due to nervous tension, due to a metabolic disease or due to genetic reasons.

Treatment.- The treatment of obesity is characterized by the variety of existing methods, such as programmed exercise in small medium or high performance, if this type of treatment does not work can make use of the so-called gastric bypass, hormonal treatment, liposuction or swimming training, high performance, or a suitable mixture of all previous.

Social aspect.- The most obvious problem of people with obesity is in a social sense, since it can reach produce inhibition, depression or related illnesses, precisely because of feeling rejected by the society.