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OBESITY
OBESITY
OBESITY -NOW A DAYS IS INCREASING ALARMINGLY.
IN LAST 30YRS NUMBER OF OBESE PEOPLE HAVE DOUBLED.
MORE THAN 30--35% OF ADULT POPULATION IS EITHER OBESE or OVERWEIGHT.
10--15 % OF CHILDREN R OBESE --CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS SERIOUS PROBLEM.
OBESITY MEANS PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE FAT INTHE BODY.
BMI IS THE INDICATOR OF OBESITY.[NORMAL RANGE 23--25]
BMI 25 TO 29 IS OVERWEIGHT,,MORE THAN 29 IS OBESE.
BMI{BODY MASS INDEX}=WT IN KG/HEIGHTxHIEGHT[HIEGHT IN METER SQUARE].
DISEASES CAUSED BY OBESITY
DIABETES.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
HEART DISEASE//EARLY HEART ATTACK./HEART BLOCKS.
CERTAIN CANCERS.
HYPERACIDITY---GERD.
HENIA-INCISIONAL HERNIA.
SKIN DISEASE--FUNGAL and BACTERIAL INFECTIONS.
ARTHRITIS--KNEE JOINT PROBLEMS.
PAIN IN HEELS//SOLE OF FEET.
IN FEMALE PCOD [POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN DISEASE]--
INFERTILITY//SUBFRETILITY.
FATTY LIVER DISEASE.
STROKE.
GOUT.
GALL BLADDER STONES.
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