Wellbeing Practices
Obesity
Obesity is a term for the weight of an individual which is
greater than that considered healthy for a given height.
Generally obesity results from eating more calories than
your body is using.
Other factors may play a role too; for example genetic
factors, diseases (for example polycystic ovary syndrome and Cushing’s disease)
and drugs (for example steroids).
Being obese increases the risk of certain diseases:
- Coronary
heart disease
- Diabetes
mellitus
- Hypertension
- Osteoarthritis
- Infertility
- Sleep
problems
It therefore is important to help people with obesity to
tackle the problem. This would involve diet and exercise but may also involve
taking medicines to help weight loss and sometimes even surgery.
Nowadays
there are specialists in managing obesity. These specialists usually are endocrinologists.