{"id":1059,"date":"2021-10-12T14:55:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T14:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibrahimkaratas.com\/?page_id=1059"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:02:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:02:51","slug":"what-is-obesity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibrahimkaratas.com\/en\/what-is-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Obesity?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEM: OBESITY<\/h2>\n

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Basically, obesity, which is considered as a complex an multifactorial disease which affects the health negatively, is an extreme fat tissue increase in the body. Today, it is the second most important cause of preventable death after smoking. It reduces the quality of life by causing many health problems such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, especially type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, hypertension (HT), hyperlipidemia (HL), cerebrovascular disease, various cancers, obstructive sleep-apnea syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, gastroesophageal reflux, biliary tract disease,polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, osteoarthrosis and depression. In 1998, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that obesity will be the most important health problem of the 21st century. According to the latest data of the World Health Organization, 1.9 billion people are overweight and 650 million are obese in the world in 2016. In Turkey, obesity has become a problem which threats the people’s lives and gets more and more common as a result of the fast change of the life style. According to the epidemiologic studies conducted in Turkey, it is stated that one out of every three people is obese.<\/p>\n

According to the Turkish Endocrinology and Metabolism Society, Turkey is the country in which the adult obesity is seen the the most among European countries.[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item cover=”yes” advanced_animations=”no” background_image=”291″ custom_class=”bptop”][vc_empty_space height=”300px”][\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns”][qode_elements_holder_item cover=”yes” advanced_animations=”no” background_image=”833″ custom_class=”bptop”][vc_empty_space height=”300px”][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”middle” horizontal_alignment=”left” advanced_animations=”no” background_color=”#fcfbf7″ item_padding=”10%”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

HOW TO DIAGNOSE OBESITY?<\/h2>\n

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Body mass index (BMI) measurement is the most commonly used evaluation criterion in clinical practice. BMI is calculated by dividing body weight (kg) by the square of height (m2). Adults over the age of 18 with a BMI over 30 kg\/m2 are defined as obese. Those with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg\/m2 are defined as overweight, in other words, as pre-obese. Click to calculate your BMI.<\/a><\/p>\n

Another important dimension of is the abdominal liposis,in other words, the increase of fats around your belly. Another measurement method that can be used to evaluate abdominal fat and thus obesity is waist circumference measurement. According to TURDEP data, a waist circumference of more than 102 cm in men and 88 cm in women is defined as obesity criteria.[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”100″ padding_bottom=”100″ z_index=”” css=”.vc_custom_1597651731869{background-image: url(https:\/\/ibrahimkaratas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/obezitenin-nedenleri-nelerdir-phot-bg_wb.jpg?id=828) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”50″][vc_column_inner el_class=”bshadow” width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1546960687145{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF OBESITY?<\/h4>\n

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Overeating <\/b><\/p>\n

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  • Socio-cultural<\/li>\n
  • Peer pressure<\/li>\n
  • Uncontrolled eating<\/li>\n
  • Emotional hunger<\/li>\n
  • Snack<\/li>\n
  • Lack of sleep<\/li>\n
  • Medicines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Low Energy Expenditure<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Age<\/li>\n
    • Gender<\/li>\n
    • Genetic<\/li>\n
    • Neuroendocrine<\/li>\n
    • Brown fat<\/li>\n
    • Sarcopenia<\/li>\n
    • Microbiota<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Physical Inactivity <\/b><\/p>\n

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      • Chronic fatigue<\/li>\n
      • Muscle pain<\/li>\n
      • Joint pain<\/li>\n
      • Emotional barrier<\/li>\n
      • Medicines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        WHAT ARE THE DISEASES ACCOMPANYING OBESITY?<\/h4>\n

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        • Obesity brings many health problems with it.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Metabolic syndrome<\/li>\n
        • Dyslipidemia<\/li>\n
        • Hypertension<\/li>\n
        • Cardiovascular diseases and mortality<\/li>\n
        • Non alcoholic fatty liver disease<\/li>\n
        • Polycystic ovary syndrome<\/li>\n
        • Female infertility<\/li>\n
        • Male Hypogonadism<\/li>\n
        • Sleep Apnea\/Asthma\/Reactive Airway Diseases<\/li>\n
        • Osteoarthritis<\/li>\n
        • Gastrointestinal Problems<\/li>\n
        • Gallbladder Stone<\/li>\n
        • Pancreatitis<\/li>\n
        • Depression and other psychological problems<\/li>\n
        • Cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Even though obesity is a huge health problem for Turkey, unfortunately there are few centers that are interested in obesity treatment holistically. Moreover, most of the health workers tend to not consider obestiy as a disease. Most of the people believe that the people with obesity can lose weight whenever they want and associate their obesity with being weak-minded. However, the etiopathogenesis of obesity is extremely complex and there are many factors other than personal will that affect the control of the appetite center. The presence of many diseases accompanying obesity negatively affects the quality of life of obese individuals and shortens their life span. Today, a permanent solution to obesity is possible with metabolic surgery, and reaching the ideal weight of obese individuals after the surgical procedure is a solution to many health problems. If you want to get rid of your surplus weight and a healthy life with your ideal weight, you can contact us and make an appointment.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns”][qode_elements_holder_item cover=”yes” advanced_animations=”no” background_image=”312″][vc_empty_space height=”350px”][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”middle” horizontal_alignment=”left” advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”10% 7%”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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