OBESITY
Obesity What is obesity? How do people get victim of it? What are the problems they come across? What are the complications due to excess obesity? How do you get rid from this? By Deepak Mehta ,MBBS,Cairo University 31 March 2020 An obese person According to WHO, obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to an individual's health. A person with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or more is generally considered as an obese. Obesity is now as far recognized as chronic or non-communicable disease. BMI may be used to categorize weight, Underweight: < 18.5 kg/m2 Normal weight: 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2 overweight: 25.0 - 29.9 kg/m2 Class I obesity: 30.0 - 34.9 kg/m2 Class II obesity: 35.0 - 39.9 kg/m2 Class III obesity: >40.0 kg/m2 *Class III obesity is sometimes categorized as "extreme" or "severe" obesity. Causes To be simple obesity is generally caused by eating too much and mov