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Overview

Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, exceeds healthy limits. It is commonly defined as a body mass index (weight divided by height squared) of 30 kg/m2 or higher.

Although obesity is an individual clinical condition, some authorities view it as a serious and growing public health problem. Some studies show that excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea and osteoarthritis.

Obesity - A Disease With Deadly Complications

Despite the public perception regarding the causes of obesity, the number of obese and overweight people is rising at an alarming rate. According to statistics at the 14th European Congress on Obesity presented more than 300 million people worldwide are affected by obesity. To evaluate studies that have that obesity in Europe has increased 15 percent in the past ten years, while it has doubled in Japan since 1982.

The big concern among the experts is the amazing number of obese and overweight children. In the U.S., for example, the proportion of overweight young people in the last 25 years has tripled.

Obesity is no longer an aesthetic problem. In some countries in Western Europe is up to 8 percent of total health expenditure budget to obesity and its complications are associated. In our days, the obese state is firmly connected to a number of serious illnesses such as diabetes, arteriosclerosis and other significant health problems that are considerate of death.

The actual finding that obesity epidemic will lead to the conclusion that obesity must be recognized and treated as a disease with fatal complications. The majority of prevention efforts must be made because the young population is overweight child illnesses lies in the vicinity of certain high risk of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes later in life associated target.

statistics show an alarming number of children who get type 2 diabetes because of their weight problems. Experts say 20 years ago, young people with type 2 diabetes was diagnosed very rarely. At that time, only 2 percent were newly diagnosed with diabetes pacient young, during these days is the number of young people with diabetes, 20%.

 

Valerian D is a freelance writer interested in issues that require a special medical attention such as obesity, diabetes and cholesterol.

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