Obesity - 1

What is Obesity?

        When more calories are consumed than burned, then a person will gain fat and weight .When a person reaches a certain body weight , he/ she is considered as Obese or Overweight.

        The terms Overweight /Obesity are used interchangeably; However as per Institute of Medicine, the technical meanings are not identical.

       Overweight refers to excess of body weight of all tissues, which include bones, muscles and Fat.

       Obesity refers specifically to the excess of body fat.

The cause of Obesity:

• When energy balance is not maintained, it affects body weight.
• When low calories are consumed than spent, it leads to low body weight.
• When more calories are consumed than burnt, it leads to high body weight.
• So it is very important to maintain the balance.

Where do you store Fat?

• When you gain weight quickly, you store the fat in your face, neck, chest and abdomen.
• You can also store fat inside your body around the intestines and liver, where you cannot see it.

Many people who think that they eat good diet and never exercise have excess fat inside the body regardless of whether they look fat or even normal.

In my next blog, I will discuss about BMI, BMI Ranges, Causes of obesity and few other interesting facts.