Translations:Obesity/1/en
Medical condition
Obesity | |
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Silhouettes and waist circumferences representing optimal, overweight, and obese | |
Specialty | Endocrinology |
Symptoms | Increased fat |
Complications | Cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, depression |
Causes | Excessive consumption of energy-dense foods, sedentary work and lifestyles and lack of physical activity, changes in modes of transportation, urbanization, lack of supportive policies, lack of access to a healthy diet, genetics |
Diagnostic method | BMI > 30 kg/m2 |
Prevention | Societal changes, changes in the food industry, access to a healthy lifestyle, personal choices |
Treatment | Diet, exercise, medications, surgery |
Prognosis | Reduced life expectancy |
Frequency | Over 1 billion / 12.5% (2022) |
Deaths | 2.8 million people per year |
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