Obesity
Obesity
What is obesity?
Obesity relates to excess body fat composition that can seriously affect health and wellbeing. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), obesity has become a worldwide epidemic with Western countries like Australia, US and the UK being most affected.
We now know that BMI (body mass index) over 30 can become a serious risk to health and projected life span. The disease in itself can potentiate many other obesity related diseases (i.e. type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnoea to name a few), while impacting on individual’s self-esteem, financial and social life.
Obesity related health conditions and how it impacts on your health
Extensive research has shown that increased BMI is well correlated with increased risk of obesity related health conditions which can lead to a less fulfilling and shorter life span.
In addition to the early development of obesity related diseases like (maybe have a small snipit for each):
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure/ heart disease
- Osteoathritis
- Sleep apnoea and long issues
- Reflux disease
- Depression
- Infertility
- Menstrual irregularities
Obesity can also heavily impact life from a social, psychological and economic prospective.
Graphs showing the relationship between BMI and risk of morality
