Obesity is becoming increasingly common and in increasingly severe forms. What exactly is obesity? When is it considered overweight? And what, for example, are the symptoms, causes and consequences of obesity?

What is obesity

Source: Julos, RgbstockIf there is too much fatty tissue in the body, you can already assume that you are overweight. Obesity occurs because you consume too many nutrients than are necessary. The necessary body energy that is extracted from the required nutrients has reached its peak at a certain point. All unnecessary nutrients are then burned and converted into body fat. The number of overweight people continues to increase every year, which is also related to the increase in prosperity. After smoking, obesity is the most important cause of disease.Source: Lusi, Rgbstock

When does obesity occur?

You can determine excess weight in several ways. Based on your body weight you can see whether you may be overweight. Your body weight is then compared with someone of the same gender, similar physique and the same age with the normal or ideal weight. If you are twenty percent above that, you are considered overweight. Overweight is also calculated using the BMI method (Body Mass Index). Your BMI is calculated by dividing your weight by the square of your height.Using this BMI meter you can calculate whether you are overweight.

The symptoms of obesity

The woman’s body interacts completely differently with the man’s body. For example, in a woman you will see that body fat accumulates most around the hips, while in a man the abdomen is the first to go.

The most common symptoms of obesity are:

• Poor physical condition
• Diabetes
• Certain types of cancer
• Psychological complaints
• Thrombosis
• Increase in blood pressure
• Gallbladder diseases
• Cholesterol abnormalities
• Joint disorders
• Wrong metabolism
• Shortness of breath
• Insecurity

The causes of obesity and the risk groups

It is not always easy to say exactly where the cause of obesity lies. In general, it is caused by eating too much (unhealthy) and exercising too little. Heredity can also play a major role in obesity. There are also people who eat more due to psychological disorders.

Groups at risk for developing obesity are mainly:

• People who have stopped smoking
• Children of overweight parents
• People who are disabled
• People with a low socio-economic stratus
• Immigrants
• People with psychological complaints
• Alcoholics

The consequences of being overweight

The consequences of being overweight are incalculable and can even lead to death. Below is a summary of the most terrible consequences that can arise due to excess weight.

The most common consequences of being overweight

• muscle strain
• Knee pain
• Fatigue
• Sleep disorders
• Arthrosis
• Lower back pain
• Shortness of breath
• Perspiration
• Diabetes
• Too high blood pressure
• Heart and vascular disease
• Cancer

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