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Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat, It increases your risk of diseases and health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure
Obesity is diagnosed when body mass index (BMI) is 30 or higher body mass index is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms (kg) by height in meters (m) squared.
Causes
Although there are genetic, behavioral and hormonal influences on body weight
Obesity can sometimes be traced to a medical cause, such as Prader-Willi syndrome, Cushings syndrome, and other diseases and conditions.
Risk factors
Obesity usually results from Genetics, Family lifestyle, Inactivity, Unhealthy
diet, Medical problems, Certain medications, Age, Pregnancy, Lack of sleep
Complications includes
1. High triglycerides and low high-density
lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
2. Type
2 diabetes
3. High blood pressure
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
6. Breathing
disorders, including sleep apnea, a potentially serious sleep disorder in
which breathing repeatedly stops and starts
7. Gallbladder
disease
8. Gynecological problems, such as infertility and irregular periods
Prevention
Monitor
your weight regularly
Exercise regularly
Avoid
the food traps that cause you to eat
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