Obesity in Brief
There is a simple idea circulating among the people that obesity is just one of the purely outer human defect which just spoils the look of a person, making it unattractive. But such point of view is perfunctory and wrong. The fact is that obesity nowadays is a sickness which has struck almost all industrialized nations of the world.
Obesity is something when a person has too much fat in his (her) body. It is dangerous illness which may cause wide range of other diseases, including arthritis and heart problems. Excessive weight makes people lazier, and that causes further increase of body mass.
The arthritis may be provoked by long-term increased pressure on joints and bones. Heart and blood vessel diseases are caused by low physical activity and high concentration of cholesterol in the blood, which is typical for obesity. The list of dangerous health problems caused by obesity also includes high blood pressure, stroke, sleep apnea, etc.
That was bad news, but there is good news too. The fact is that obesity can be cured and, as a rule, the treatment is quite simple, although needs some will. If you have a suspicion that you are threatened with this malady, make the first step to fight it and consult your doctor.
How should you know either you have obesity?
Physicians say that you suffer from obesity if your mass index equals to 30 or is higher. What does this mean? The body mass index (BMI) is used to measure the quantity of fat in the body and is calculated on the basis of person’s weight and height. The higher BMI shows the higher fat concentration in the body.
The other way to know either you suffer from excessive weight is to inch your waist. The perimeter of waist bigger than 35 inches (about 89 cm) for women and 40 inches (about 1 meter) for men is considered as a sign of obesity.
