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Obesity
- a complex disorder primarily related to caloric intake and energy expenditure as well as to the individual’s genetic phenotype , hormonal imbalance, cultural heritage and the effect of the environment
- Overweight and obesity are the fifth leading risk of global deaths at least 2.8 million adults die each.
- obesity between adult Egyptian females ranged from 15-59 years is 40% and 70% are overweight
- while 18% of adult males are obese and 52% are overweight
Causes
Food, Activity, and Sleep
Eating and physical activity patterns, insufficient sleep and several other factors influence excess weight gain.
Genetics
Genetic changes in human populations occur too slowly to be responsible for the obesity epidemic. Yet variants in several genes may contribute to obesity by increasing hunger and food intake. Rarely, a specific variant of a single gene (monogenic obesity) causes a clear pattern of inherited obesity within a family
Illnesses and Medications
Some illnesses, such as Cushing’s disease, may lead to obesity or weight gain. Drugs such as steroids and some antidepressants may also cause weight gain
General advices
(what can we do)
Eating Patterns
• A variety of vegetables and fruits, whole grains, a variety of lean protein foods, and low-fat and fat-free dairy products. We can also limits foods and beverages with added sugars, solid fats, or sodium.
• Managers of worksites and public facilities can improve the nutritional quality of food and beverages available in those settings.
Physical Activity
Children aged 3 through 5 years should be physically active throughout the day. Children aged 6 – 17 years need at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. Adults need 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week.
Sleep
Newborns need 14 to 17 hours of sleep per day. That amount decreases with age; teenagers need 8 to 10 hours of sleep per day, and adults need 7 or more hours of sleep per day.
Social Determinants of Health
State early care and education systems can promote standards that address nutrition, infant feeding, physical activity, and screen time. See Early Care and Education.
- over eating
- lymphatic obstruction
- hormonal imbalance
- bad habits
- stress
- ect...
Treatment
- Through a unique individualized evaluation with In body 270 and detailed history we detect obesity type and build up diet programs aimed to improve basal metabolic rate and promote healthy life style and decrease fat mass and increase muscle mass story
- Diet program is a unique program in which you can eat all food types you want with improving your life style, keeping your health, decreasing your body fat, improving your health.
- Our concern goes to evaluate cause of obesity
- over eating
- lymphatic obstruction
- hormonal imbalance
- bad habits
- stress
- ect...