How Obesity Affects Our Health

Authors

  • Rana Khalid Iqbal Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
  • Nasrullah Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
  • Farah Masood Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
  • Sidra Ikram Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.

Keywords:

Adipose tissues, Body mass index, Cystic fibrosis, Turner syndrome, Down syndrome

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: Obesity is a form in which there is fat collection of body overweight or adipose tissue. This accumulation happens in lean body mass of muscles and unlike connective tissue. Obesity is consummate constantly defined by the body mass index (BMI), a mathematically formula of weight-for-height index. BMI has a high interaction with adiposity and it interacts well with fat weight at the population rank. Obesity is defined as abnormal all excessive accumulation that may be harmful to health. Although, its etiology has been associated with and energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended, which is mainly as a result of a poor diet and insufficient physical exercise. Obesity is a worldwide epidemiologic syndrome depict by fat mass accumulation, mainly visceral fat. Obesity cause several diseases like genetic and metabolic issues, urea cycle problems, turner syndrome, Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis and Wilson’s disease etc. Several factors are the cause of obesity like high sugar consumption but by taking some precautionary measures we can be secure from obesity.

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Published

2019-09-30

How to Cite

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Iqbal RK, Nasrullah, Masood F, Ikram S. How Obesity Affects Our Health. Nat J Health Sci [Internet]. 2019Sep.30 [cited 2024Apr.20];4(3):113-8. Available from: https://ojs.njhsciences.com/index.php/njhs/article/view/42

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