Which are the causes?
The causes of obesity in adult age may have different origins, from irregular habits to genetic and hormonal factors. The origins may be related to social, economic, ductless, metabolic and psychiatric conditions. Environmental factors are related to lifestyle, such as eating diets with high caloric content and physical inactivity. Are many the factors that are involve in obesity cause, why it is so difficult to control or cure only bmedication.
How to diagnose?
To diagnose correctly obesity in adults it’s necessary to evaluate the body composition of the individual. On an outpatient basis is used as recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization), Body Mass Index (BMI), which classifies weight / height relations: indication of overweight or pre-obese and obese, BMI depending on the result. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest a prevalence of 1.6 billion overweight adults in the world and of these, approximately 400 million are obese. Consult your doctor, this is a qualified professional can alert you to problems related to obesity in adulthood, and indicate the most appropriate to its situation treatments.
The main consequences
Studies show that there is an association between obesity in adulthood and mortality from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and some cancers. Diseases: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia (cholesterol problems), sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux, fatty liver, cancer (prostate, breast, and cervix), heart disease, stroke, thrombosis, gout, acne and dermatoses, hormonal changes with increased pubic hair, menstrual disorder, erectile dysfunction, infertility, depression, orthopedic and postural problems, periodontal and other diseases.