What is Obesity

Obesity is defined as the amount of fat in the human body that is greater than the lean mass contained by other factors such as bone, muscle, and water. In other words, obesity, with another definition, is bodyweight being much higher than height. Excess adipose tissue is determined as the primary cause of chronic diseases such as insulin resistance and diabetes. Obesity is a disease that can be treated with weight loss diets and some exercises that support the diet. However, severe complications are particularly common in severely obese patients with severe excess weight. Therefore, it is possible to treat it with obesity surgery operations such as sleeve gastrectomy, stomach reduction, gastric bypass, with the guidance of doctors.

What are the Causes of Obesity,

Many factors cause obesity disease. These factors, genetic factors, environmental factors, neurological factors, physiological factors, biochemical factors, socio-cultural and psychological factors can relatively cause obesity disease.

The main risk factors for the formation of obesity can be listed as follows;

    • Excessive and irregular eating habits

    • Insufficient physical activity

    • Age

    • Gender

    • Socio-cultural factors

    • Income status

    • Hormonal and metabolic factors

    • Genetic factors

    • Psychological problems

    • Frequent very low energy diet

    • Cigarette-alcohol use

    • Some drugs used (antidepressants, etc.)

    • Number of births and time between births

What are the Symptoms of Obesity?

The most visible symptom of obesity is the accumulation of excess fat tissue in the body. However, excess weight can cause some health problems as well as aesthetic problems of obesity. It is possible to list the symptoms of obesity as follows;

    • Sweating

    • Fatigue quickly

    • Shortness of breath

    • Snoring and sleep apnea

    • Skin problems

    • Back and joint pain

    • Psychological problems and decreased self-esteem

To prevent the formation of all these problems and to prevent chronic diseases that may occur due to obesity, patients with overweight problems should lose weight before they reach the level of obesity, and when they reach the ideal weight, they should maintain the weight they have reached.

Obesity Teatment

The incidence of excessive and morbid obesity, that is, morbid obesity, has increased in recent years due to changing lifestyles and dietary habits. Obesity, contrary to the general perception, is not just gaining or losing weight. Especially morbid obesity forms the basis of many diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, joint diseases, sleep apnea, psychological problems, dermatological diseases. In obese patients, there is not only a massive increase in subcutaneous adipose tissue but also fattening in other organs (such as liver fat) and an increase in surrounding fatty tissues.

In addition, although it is not widely known among the public, obesity causes an increased risk of developing cancer. According to some studies, it has been revealed that the diseases of the mother and the baby are more common in severely obese pregnant women compared to those who lost weight and became pregnant after bariatric surgery.