Is obesity a common lifestyle disease?

Answer 1

No!

Obesity can be reduced by three simple approaches. Combining all three will yield the best results.

Firstly, look at what you eat. Take simple steps to modify your diet. Cut down on sugars and fats. Find substitutes that will keep you satisfied. Eat more protein and greens, these will keep you full and sated longer.

Secondly, start a simple, gentle exercise program. Even 20-30 minutes of walking a day will yield results over time.

Thirdly, track your progress so you can see how you're going, and don't be afraid to ask for more specific advice. Consider consulting a medical expert or obesity expert.

- Leonard Smeltmann

Answer 2

Obesity is a disorder, but some times a disease can make it easier to become obese.

-Kyuubi27

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.[1][2] Body mass index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight (pre-obese) when their BMI is between 25 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2, and obese when it is greater than 30 kg/m2.[3]

Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly Heart disease, type 2 Diabetes, breathing difficulties during sleep, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.[2] Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive dietary calories, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, although a few cases are caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness. Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited; on average obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their thin counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass.

The primary treatment for obesity is dieting and physical exercise. To supplement this, or in case of failure, anti-obesity drugs may be taken to reduce appetite or inhibit fat absorption. In severe cases, surgery is performed or an intragastric balloon is placed to reduce stomach volume and/or bowel length, leading to earlier satiation and reduced ability to absorb nutrients from food.

Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence in adults and children, and authorities view it as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century.[8] Obesity is stigmatized in the modern Western world, though it has been perceived as a symbol of wealth and fertility at other times in history, and still is in many parts of Africa.

Answer 3

This depends on your precise definition of 'disease'; generally no, although various psychological problems that cause it are considered such and something that causes ill health, as obesity does, may also be called a disease.
I think obesity is a disease because it has very demerits like: you are looking bad, you can't run fast due to obesity and many other diseases are occur due to obesity.

Answer 4

yes obesity is very common, particularly in 1st world countries where food is readily available. Australia has the highest percent of obese people in the world with 1 in every 6 is overweight or obese.

Answer 5

No, for two reasons.

First and most importantly, obesity is not a disease. It's a condition.

Secondly, it has very little to do with the digestive system... if someone's digestive system isn't working properly, they're more likely to lose weight than to gain it.

Answer 6

Yes because eating too much is a habit and a lifestyle problem most doctors do not call it a disease but a problem and slim fast can help

Answer 7

no..it is not

Answer 8

No, obesity is often chronic.