Obesity
Man suffers one of obesity, it is caused by excessive proliferation and formation of body fat obese.
This state is seen as a chronic disorder with high morbidity and subsequent monitoring symptoms, which can reach as defined by the WHO three different levels. Both to determine the underlying disease and the different expression levels of so-called Body Mass Index (BMI is used). As obese is hereafter, who has a BMI = 30 kg / m² (Level I: 30.0 to 34.9 kg / m², Level II: 35 to 39.9 kg / m², Level III: 40 = kg / m²) , with the optimal BMI depends on age. An accurate determination of body fat and its distribution on the other hand, one tries waist-hip ratio and waist circumference determined.
Obesity complications
Critical to the development of diseases Folger is the fat distribution pattern of the obese patients. Especially when there are fat deposits in apple shape (it is in contrast to the so-called gynoid / pear-shaped type of android) is of an increased risk of cardiovascular disease must be considered as more of these fatty deposits are released. As is known particularly unfavorable interabdominales fat (inner abdominal fat), which affects not only adversely affect the organ function, but also the fat and carbohydrate exchange characterizes negative and is considered a key indicator of the metabolic syndrome.
Other complications of obesity may, for example type 2 diabetes, arteriosclerosis, stroke, arthritis and osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, the (sleep-related breathing disorders), orthopedic problems, hyperuricemia, gout and cancer may be. The most common diseases due to morbid obesity is high blood pressure (hypertension). According to the Robert Koch Institute has been demonstrated in epidemiological studies, a continuous link between hypertension prevalence and body mass index - High blood pressure is often diagnosed when the patient was at an elevated BMI. And psychological problems can result from obesity disorder. So feel overweight people often marginalized and neglected.
Disease occurs in all age groups on
Since the late 1990s can be in the Federal Republic of Germany rising prevalence of obesity observed one. Only about one-half to one third of the German population showed, for example, in 1999 the medical favorable BMI of 24.9 at. Accordingly, it is an epidemic spreading assumed (Source: German Obesity Society). According to surveys by the Robert Koch Institute outweighs the proportion of obese men, those of women. This applies to all age groups 18-79 years. But even at 10-20% of school children can be an obesity account. In 1998 a study showed the state of Brandenburg, that 14.2% of females and 11.4% of male graders were obese.