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Obesity is an abnormal increase in body weight due to excessive fat deposition. Overeating, lack of exercise and genetic predisposition play a significant role in the development of obesity. Nutritional basisMen and women are considered as obese, when their weight due to fat in adipose tissue exceeds more than 20% and 25% of the body weight obesity is basically a disorder of excess calorie intake, in simple words overeating. It has to be remembered that every 7 calories of excess consumption leads to 1g fat deposits and increase in body weight. Overeating - coupled with lack of physical exercise – contribute to obesity.

Symptoms of obesity

The more common symptoms are fatigue, tiredness, excessive hunger found in obesity we could associate it with pregnancy, woman taking oral contraceptives, steroid therapy etc.

Excessive weight gains in spite of normal or reduced calorie intake, frequent steroid therapy and in Cushing’s disease or syndrome. Symptoms of hypoglycemia like weakness, palpitation, sweating often seen in obesity and could be seen in elderly people.

Types of obesity

 

• Childhood obesity - In the child obesity obesity the number of adipose cells is highly increased
• Elderly people onset obesity - Here in this case the number of adipose cells are constant but enlarged due to excessive fat deposition. Its can be called as hypertrophic obesity.
• Genetic obesity- This obesity comes from hereditary it means family members not only share their genes but also their food habits and lifestyle.
• Hormone related obesity – Hormone related disorders like Cushing’s syndrome, hypothyroidism, and insulinoma cause this type of obesity.
• Psychic obesity
• Medicine-induced – this will occur normally with rats which are used for testing purposes. It may happen to humans not all the time.

Obesity can cause serious risks like diabetes, severe heart related symptoms, please take care of obesity surgery, regular exercises, proper food on the right time, healthy diet will surely reduce and eradicate these type of dangers which are listed above.