Use of waist circumference and body mass index to reduce obesity

Use of waist circumference and body mass index to reduce obesity

Introduction

Obesity is an epidemic that has cried to help for generations. It’s a great and alarming health crisis both in United States and the whole globe at large.as the different countries gets industrialized obesity levels increases due to the production of junk food full of cholesterols and carbonated drinks. Due to industrialization, the use of physical energy to execute manual jobs among the citizens has reduced. Every physical activity has been reduced by machines and automation of processes, this leaves people idle hence, increased accumulation of fats caused by lack of physical exercise to burn down the calories. Some studies by the national center for health statistics has revealed out that the United States citizens above the age of 20 years have probability of becoming obese with a percentage 20% in 1997 to a maximum of 31.4 percent in the year 2017(Javed, et al,2017)

These numbers are alarming .As nation we have an epidemic that is taking over.one that we have grown to ignore. These health crisis known as obesity is so widely accepted within our society is not viewed as an epidemic or even an issue.it is simply referred to as “overweight” or “fat “this epidemic has grown to numb many people that suffer from its condition. Many who suffer from obesity are far unaware or they ignore the health consequences that come along with the disease.(kim&jeoung,2017).

Definition

Obesity is defined as the intensification in amount of fat cells in the body in relation to lean body mass.inorder to diagnose obesity we evaluate individuals waist circumference and the body mass index. Obesity is a dangerous medical problem that can lead to different ailments such metabolism complications, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, high cholesterols and sickle cell anemia (ford, et al ,2014).

Treatment of obesity depends on conditions of the patients. Some treatment methods to obesity may involve the change of the individual’s lifestyle such as change of diet and having daily physical exercise to burn down the calories and keep the body fit. There are also approved medical substances for reducing weights. Patients with critical obesity conditions, surgery operations maybe there only help. Obesity is an increasing common condition in United States

Epidemiology

More than 80 million adults ranging from 20 years and above, from the both genders in United States are suffering from obesity. This is as per report generated by the national center for health statistics. Moreover, this institution revealed that, the united states citizen aged 20 years ,the probability for obesity has increased gradually and constantly from 1997 to 2013.for every 1 to 6 deaths in united states emanate from obesity. This is according to a research featured in American journal for public health (Di, et al, 2017).

Clinical presentation

In most cases the clinical presentation of obesity is often the co-moralities that often happen from obesity complications. Obesity is a chronic ailment that can cause different complication in our body organ systems. Obese individuals stand a great chance of falling sick under different chronic conditions such as cardio vascular diseases, diabetes and bone related ailments

Complications

Approximately 200 deaths occur annually in United States and are attributed by obesity. Obesity is ranked the second preventable disease killer in United States. Obesity doubles the probability of having multiple health complication .individual having a body mass index ranging above 24.9 stands high chances of facing diseases associated with obesity (masters, et al, 2013)

Body mass index is commonly used to diagnose obesity. Body mass index evaluates the body composition and is applied in diagnosis of obese individuals. Obesity is calculated as body mass index of a minimum of 30kg per meter square of about a quarter of the total fat within the body (men).obesity in women is calculated as 30kg/m2 contained in 30% of the total fat in the body (lee, et al,2017)

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Obesity is a full blown epidemic that brings about even more considerable health risk. Prevention of obesity must be a high priority for health care realm. An objective of health people 2020 is to maximize the issuance of information to health care providers who frequently evaluate the body mass index in adult individuals (lam, et al, 2015).by concentrating on use of both waist circumference and body mass index to  diagnose obesity can reduces the cases of obesity in united states