Obesity to some may not be technically a disorder or disease. Although those skeptics may have some excellent points the American Medical Association has officially reviewed and determined obesity to be a disorder. Obesity is simply just excess or extreme amount of body fat. Obesity is one of the most controversial health topics considering the amount of disagreements about it being an official disorder. One of the major disorder criteria’s that obesity meets is that it impairs the human body functions.
When a person becomes obese they tend to eat more they can manage to burn off and those calories are stored as body fat. As this pattern of unhealthiness proceeds then more unwanted body fat will build up to a point where the risk for diabetes, stroke, heart attack or heart failure, and high blood pressure will increase dramatically. Because of the high amount of fat no presents it complicates breathing and how much harder your body has work to burn off calories and pump blood. Obesity generally affects the heart leading to problems such as chest pains, heart attacks, and heart failure.
Obesity patients have technologies such as the BMI (Body Mass Index) that calculates a person’s body mass or weight compared to their demographic of age and height. There are other technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging or dual energy X - ray absorptiometry machines that measure body fat to almost perfect accuracy, but usually these methods of technology are used in research studies by scientists in the health setting or field.
A new technology that’s being researched has to do with a motor company actually. Formula one began using their racing technology in January of 2014 to help with an obesity study in the UK. Telemetry which is deve...
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Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States: more than 20% of adults are clinically obese as defined by a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher, and an additional 30% are ov...
Obesity remains an extremely serious issue worldwide. Once considered a problem for wealthier counties, overweight and obesity are now dramatically increasing in low and middle income countries (WHO, 2011). In American, the rates of obesity continue to soar. CDC (2009) recognizes obesity as a risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and other health problems. According to NHANES over two-thirds of the US are overweight or obese, and over one-third are obese (CDC, 2009). Treatment for this illness varies; it may include the incorporation of diet, exercise, behavior modification, medication, and surgery. Since there is no single cause of all overweight and obesity, there is no single way to prevent or treat overweight and obesity that will help everyone (CDC, 2009).
Obesity has been accepted in the American society as a norm. According to the U.S. office of the Surgeon General, in 1999, 6 in 10 American adults were classified as obese or overweight (McMurray, par. 5). In order for one to be classified as obese they’re body mass index (BMI) must be 30 or greater. The number of obese in America has continued to increase. It has been estimated by The World Health Organization that 300 million people will be obese by 2025 (Bailey 3). Since obesity comes with many health risks, many feel it should be treated as a disease.
Obese people account for thirty seven percent of the United States population, but obesity- related diseases such as diabetes and hypertension account for sixty one percent of healthcare costs in the United States every year. The costs increase to billions of dollars which puts a huge strain on not only the economy but healthcare also. Obesity is a big problem in America and everyone either knows someone who is overweight or they’re overweight themselves. Treatment for obesity is having an active lifestyle, weight loss medication, or weight loss surgery.
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Although many individuals are uncertain about the increasing statistics associated with obesity, more than seventy percent of men and virtually sixty-two percent of women within the United States adult population are overweight or obese (Wilmore, Costill, & Kenney). Obesity refers to the condition of having an excessive amount of body fat. If an individual’s amount of body fat becomes too excessive, he/she is at a much greater risk of developing life-altering diseases such as heart failure, hypertension, type II diabetes, cancer, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, etc. (Wilmore, et al., 2008).
1. Diseases related to obesity: Overweight and obese adults are considered at risk for developing diseases such as type II diabetes, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, coronary heart disease, and some type of cancers.
Obesity is a physical condition that is associated with having excessive and unhealthy amounts of body fat, often caused by individual behaviours, social factors and genetics. It is the interrelationship of these determinants that result in the poor overall physical health of an individual and the broader population. To improve on the significantly high levels of obesity in the population, all detrimental causes of the issue need to be addressed extensively and promptly.
Millions of Americans and people worldwide are overweight or obese. Obesity develops when “calories consumed exceeds calories expended” (“Obesity and Genetics”). “Obesity rates have more than doubled in adults and children since the 1970’s,” and in the present day it is estimated that “two – thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese” (Ogden). Being overweight or obese highly increases the risk of deadly health problems, therefore this statistic states that the majority of the United States population is at risk of obtaining life–threatening diseases. Around forty years ago obesity would not effect this abundant number of people; however today’s society consumes more fast food in addition to spending most of their hours doing sedentary activities (Green). There are now many causes of obesity such as environment, genetics, bad habits, culture and economic level. Obesity has many negative impacts on the human body. It can very likely cause diabetes, joint pain, sleeping problems, depression, and many hazardous diseases (“Explore Overweight”). In contrast to this, there are some possible solutions to obesity such as physical activity, dieting, and surgery. Obesity is a widespread epidemic that unfavorably affects the body, but with exercise fused with dieting the disease could be kept to a minimum.
Obesity in the US has become a critical Public Health issue that has raised concerns throughout the nation. An estimate 97 million adults and 12.5 million children in America are obese, causing more than 160,000 “excess” deaths a year (CDC). Obesity is defined as a medical condition where there persists a high excess of body fat, enough to cause serious health issues. Through a biological view, obesity is an energy balance problem. Extra energy is stored as body fat when the energy consumption surpasses the energy expenditure. Obesity is characterized through Body Max Index (BMI), distribution of fat, measuring body composition, and insulin resistance (WHO).
In 2005, the overall costs of obesity were $56.6 billion in Australia (Colagiuri et al. 2010). By eradicating obesity, not only would the economic burden on the healthcare system be significantly reduced, but the prevalence of these debilitating conditions would also decline. Anti-obesity drugs can be used to ensure sustainable, long-term weight management in patients rather than making drastic lifestyle changes. The currently available weight loss drugs, which have been FDA-approved for long-term use, are lorcaserin and orlistat (Kim et al., 2013). They act to centrally suppress appetite or prevent fat absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, respectively (Kim et al., 2013). As these drugs are relatively new, there are no generic formulations available, therefore there are no alterations to cheaper options of these currently expensive drugs. Most innovative drugs first entering the market will be expensive, however, over time, pharmaceutical companies will generally develop generic formulations that are
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When one hears the word obesity thoughts that may come to mind are overweight, big, or even unhealthy. "Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30" (Obesity).
One of the biggest problems of humanity nowadays is obesity. From some years until now, humans have been suffering from this eating disorder with more frequency. Obesity is when one has too much body fat, and is unable either by genetic or environmental factors to control it. This problem has become more frequent as the society of today is all about consumption, fast food, calories and lack of exercise, as a simple machine is able to do everything one is too lazy to do. This is a problem because worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980 and obesity is the fifth leading risk of global deaths. As a whole, approximately 2.8 million people die per year because of obesity and this disease is the main cause of heart attacks and diabetes in the world.