Obesity

Question 1

What is obesity?

Answer 1

The ABNORMAL or EXCESSIVE fat accumulation that present a risk of health.

According to the BMI classification; a BMI > 30 is OBESE.

Question 2

Epidemiology of obesity

Answer 2

• important public health problem, with increasing prevalence world wide.
• 50% of women in SA are overweight or obese.
  -60% black women, as the fat intake of black SA has jumped almost 65% since 1940.
• problem in childhood, Child obesity; 1/4 girls and 1/5 boys between ages 2-14 are overweight / obese.

Question 3

Classification of Obesity

Answer 3

grade 1- overweight | 25-29.9 |
| grade 2- obese | 30.0-39.9 |
| grade 3- severe or morbid obese | >40.0 |

Question 4

Aetiology of obesity

Answer 4

• • Genetic predisposition
• environmental factors
• behavioral factors
• drugs
• endocrine disorders
• social factors
• disruption in energy balance
• mental and physical disabillity

Question 5

Consequences of Obesity

Answer 5

• hypertension
  -OA because of weight-bearing
• diabetes
• heart disease
• cancer
• dyslipidemia [ high LDL and low HDL]
• Stroke

Question 6

Obesity Treatment / Management

Answer 6

• weight loss programs
• Bariatric Surgery.
• diet program [portion size and control]
• drugs
• exercise program

Question 7

What are the comorbidities associated with obesity?

Answer 7

Pulmonary disease
Intracranial hypertension
Stroke
Cataracts
Coronary heart disease
Severe pancreasitis
Cancer
Fatty liver disease
Gall bladder disease
OA
Gout