Generally speaking, one can speak of being overweight when a person weighs more than is good for his/her health. Specifically, obesity occurs when there is too much fatty tissue in the body. This is determined by height, weight and abdominal circumference. These criteria are compared with the normal or ideal weight of someone of the same gender, age and build.
There is often no clear cause for overweight or obesity. Usually there is a combination of factors, such as excessive consumption, unhealthy eating (high in sugars and fat) and too little exercise.
The environment the person is in is often at the root of this. Parents' lifestyle and eating patterns, for instance, have been shown to have a major impact on children's behaviour. Having one or two obese parents is one of the main determinants of childhood obesity.
Furthermore, it is known that a number of other factors can greatly increase the risk of obesity, such as medication, heredity, (chronic) illness or disability, lack of physical activity and smoking cessation.
Obesity can be fought on many fronts and is also often part of a combination of treatments.
Book a consultation at I Care Clinic now and learn which treatment(s) is most appropriate to reduce your obesity.
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