Overweight and Obesity
Overweight is a condition of excessive fat deposits. Obesity is a chronic complex disease defined by excessive fat deposits that can impair health. Obesity can lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it can affect bone health and reproduction, it increases the risk of certain cancers. Obesity influences the quality of living, such as sleeping or moving.
Symptoms
- breathlessness
- increased sweating
- snoring
- difficulty doing physical activity
- often feeling very tired
- joint and back pain
- low confidence and self-esteem
- feeling isolated
Causes
- Excessive caloric intake
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Genetics
- Hypothyroidism
- Steroid use
- Prescribed medication
- Inherited slow metabolism
- Hormone sensitive metabolism
- Low leptin levels
- Morbidity
- Heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Diabetes
- Lung diseases
- Joint pain
- Hormone disturbances
- Complications during pregnancy
Treatments
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