The earth is 5 billion years old and the existence of man, the most intelligent inhabitant of the world, has been on earth for 1.8 million years. How much humanity has experienced in these 1.8 million years! Epidemics, wars, migrations... While the negativities that occurred especially in the last 200 years were expected to significantly halt life expectancy, the world faced a danger it never expected: Obesity. If we cannot stop the terrible growth of obesity, our own bodies may achieve what no other disaster has achieved, and the future of humanity may be in great danger.
Take obesity seriously!
If you start watching people passing by in a public place, you will see that obesity is the cause of obesity. You will have a personal observation about how common it is. The obesity problem, especially among young people, poses a very serious danger for Turkey. Turkey currently ranks 17th among 193 countries with its obesity rates. Considering the 2018 data of the World Health Organization, we see that we rank first among European countries. We are at this rank not only in terms of obesity, but also in diabetes.
One of the factors that most threatens a person's health is excess weight. Excessive weight gain not only restricts your movements but also causes many diseases. Let's make a simple inference together; While almost every part of your body is getting fat and fat, would you expect your internal organs to be functioning as they were before? The most important disorders that occur with obesity are long-term cardiovascular diseases. Please think about this every time you overfill your plate. If you think you don't have a healthy eating pattern, find a healthy solution for yourself. This healthy solution should never be the harsh diets and miracle promises you randomly find on the internet. Weight lost quickly and unhealthy will return to its previous state in a short time, and in the meantime, it may cause many discomforts in your body. If you are overweight, follow your diet under the supervision of an expert and remember that you should exercise along with your diet.
What is obesity?
In its simplest definition, it is the accumulation of fat that threatens your health. Eat 25% excess fat in a full-grown man and 30% excess fat in women means obesity. Obesity is revealed by body mass index all over the world. When calculating this index, the weight in kilograms is divided by the square of the height in meters. Apart from body mass index, an important parameter of obesity is waist measurement. Because the accumulation of fat is one problem, and where it accumulates is another problem. The fat that accumulates around the waist and belly can be a more dangerous situation in terms of health than the fat accumulated in the hips and legs. People with high fat accumulation in the waist and belly area are defined as apple-shaped obese. Fat accumulation in the hips and legs is a symptom of pear-shaped obesity. Apple-shaped obese people have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
When making measurements about obesity, in addition to body mass index and waist measurement, the person's metabolic rate and other physical analyzes are also important.
Fighting against obesity. How does it happen?
The first thing you need to know is that obesity is a serious health problem. As with all serious health problems, it is a disorder that needs to be followed by specialist doctors. After investigating whether the patient who is found to be obese has other diseases, the patient is tried to lose weight with a healthy nutrition program and exercise. The obesity problem itself can pose a life threat. Surgical treatment may also be possible for patients with body mass indexes over 35, after all necessary research is completed.
In patients with a high probability of losing weight through diet and exercise programs, the physician naturally tries this method first. However, depending on the degree of obesity, surgical intervention may be necessary in cases where diet and exercise cannot provide a solution. The general perception about surgical intervention causes patients to approach this issue with anxiety. However, the risky situation of patients with body mass indexes over 35 may become more worrying. Before obesity treatment, experts analyze the patient's general condition through many steps such as body mass index, waist and belly area measurements, and a detailed health screening. They make z. The decision for surgical intervention is made based on whether the patient is suitable for the intervention or not as a result of all these analyses. After surgical intervention, a serious follow-up period begins. It is important for the patient to follow a healthy nutrition program that will change his lifestyle as he returns to normal weight. Especially after treatment with diet and exercise, if the necessary vital changes are not made, the process returns to the point where it started.
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