Obesity
Obesity
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A body mass index (BMI) over 25 is considered overweight, and over 30 is obese. The issue has grown to epidemic proportions, with over 4 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese in 2017 according to the global burden of disease.
Rates of overweight and obesity continue to grow in adults and children. From 1975 to 2016, the prevalence of overweight or obese children and adolescents aged 5–19 years increased more than four-fold from 4% to 18% globally.
Once considered a problem only in high-income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings. The vast majority of overweight or obese children live in developing countries, where the rate of increase has been more than 30% higher than that of developed countries.
Obesity can cause a variety of medical problems like hypertension . Diabetes mellitus , coronary artery disease and joint problems .
Morbid obese patients usually didn’t respond to diet programs or medical treatment , mostly they need surgery to achieve significant weight loss and cure from diabetes and hypertension .
Dr.Mohammed Tareq
College of Medicine / University of Alanbar
Dr.moahmmed82@uofanbar.edu.iq