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Obesity (Management (Lifestyle Changes: set weight loss goals, better diet…
Obesity
Management
Lifestyle Changes: set weight loss goals, better diet, increasing physical activity, getting enough sleep.
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Risks:
Type 2 diabetes, Cancer, Hypertension, Asthma, Alzheimers disease.
behavioral, environmental, physiologic, genetic factors
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Pathophysiology
Excessive fat and weight gain causing fat cells to dysfunction causing them to release chemicals that cause chronic inflammatory changes. This leads to many diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
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**"Thrifty Gene" hypothesis; storing fat to preserve energy when food is not easily available and people had to search for food which consumed alot of energy.