Obesity and Metabolism Disorders

calories and sugar. if you don't exercise enough, you could risk obesity if the foods you eat are full of calories and sugar. i would recommend not going to fast food restaurants daily and start cutting back little by little if you are risking obesity.

Fat people have a bigger fat layer around their muscles, but they do not always stay warmer. Many "skinny" people are thin because they are quite fit and have a lot of muscle; muscles make you warmer. If the thin person is thin because they are just undernourished and in poor shape, then the fatter person will be warmer.

Regrettably, the average daily intake of carbohydrates for North Americans is about 300 grams. Moreover, most of those carbohydrates are refined (processed) carbohydrates. Refined carbohydrates are a major causes of weight gain and obesity.

We would need more detail. Weight is related to height and body composition, rather than age. A 13-year-old who weighs 10 stone may or may not be overweight. Please feel free to ask the question again and include more detail. Alternatively, see the related question further down this page, listed under Related Questions. The British Food Standards Agency has a BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator on their website, given in "related links" below, which can help you with an idea of your ideal weight for your height.

NO! I wish I weighed that amount! It does depend on your height and muscle mass etc but unless you are very short (as in under 4ft height) you are probably perfect if not a little underweight!

Yes. Obesity can cause Cancer. It also causes some diseases, and strokes.

A doctor.

West Virginia is the 3rd most obese state in the United States in 2007.

Laparoscopic weight loss surgery is a surgery that is intended to help bring about weight loss in a person. This is done by shrinking the size of the stomach or removing a part of the stomach.

A lack of physical activity and an overconsumption of high-calorie foods. The two factors mean the average American takes in a huge number of calories without expending nearly as many- resulting in weight gain.

High fructose corn syrup is the main reason for obesity. It is added to nearly everything to sweeten it and to bulk up the product so the consumer thinks he is getting more for his money. While HFCS is made from corn, it is corn that has been chemically altered, therefore the body does not recognize it and stores it as FAT.

There are no real advantages to being overweight. Some disadvantages are that it puts an extra strain on your heart, legs, and feet. It is also linked to some diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and others.

Twenty to forty percent over ideal weight is considered mildly obese; 40-100% over ideal weight is considered moderately obese; and 100% over ideal weight is considered severely, or morbidly, obese.

Nothing changes without changing something.

Many of our children suffer from obesity or weight issues due to too much sugar in their diet.

It can be tough, but cutting down on sweetened drinks and sugar laden foods will help, and eating more natural meats, vegetables and nuts etc.

Child obesity is far too big of a problem to ignore, and unfortunately, we are setting our kids up for lifelong weight problems unless we start changing the foods they eat.

Alcohol is quite dangerous to people who have have gastric bypass surgery. Because the surgery bypasses the pyloric valve in the stomach, any alcohol that is consumed does not have the chance to mix with digestive juices in the stomach. Therefore, the "raw" alcohol flows directly into the small intestines (just as any fluid or food that is consumed after gastric bypass).

This has several negative effects for the bypassed individual.

First, this unprocessed alcohol is absorbed very quickly by the intestines. People report feeling an almost instant "rush" of intoxication (or that buzzed feeling) after drinking alcohol. It has been shown in studies that a bypassed person's blood alcohol level (BAL) goes up higher and quicker than their non-bypassed counterparts. A higher BAL has many poor effects on such things as judgement, emotional control, and motor control. If someone could drink one drink and be "fine" before their surgery, this may not be true at all after their surgery.

Second, the unprocessed alcohol hits a person's liver like a ton of bricks. The liver can only process about 1 oz of alcohol per hour whether it hits it fast or hits it slow. This means that the quickly absorbed "raw" alcohol just hangs around in a person's liver waiting its turn to be processed. While this is happening alcohol is doing the damage that alcohol does to ones liver, just at a quicker pace.

Last (at least for this answer), the alcohol that goes to the brain so quickly, doesn't get cleared out nearly as quickly as normal because the liver is working so hard. Therefore, a person's brain can be damaged much sooner than a non-bypassed person's brain. Intoxication literally has the word "toxic" in it for a reason. Alcohol is a toxin to the brain, the liver, and many other organs in the body.

I think that alcohol is a source of empty calories that a gastric bypass patient should simply bypass permanently. People have a gastric bypass to improve their health. Throwing alcohol into the mix does not help a person work toward that goal of a healthier overall quality of life.

It does contribute to it, but also you have to keep in mind that us as the consumers have a choice in whether or not we want to consume that much of the fast food. Yes Fast food companies are a large factor of obesity but we have free will making us have a choice in what we do, eat, or say.

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Do you mean in an individual or as a general trend?

In an individual it depends on the cause of obesity - if the cause is overeating then of course you can. If the cause is medical then it may be harder but should still be possible - in most cases.

Either way the vast majority of cases of obesity are caused by overconsumption of food - something which can be remedied very simply.

Eliminating cola and other sodas and replacing them with water would help a lot of people instantly. Do not drink diet sodas either they are full of chemicals that your body has to process.....

These are the symptoms: fatigue, lethargy, constipation, weight gain, edema (water retention), headaches, decreased libido, depression, memory loss, and poor concentration, dry skin, thinning hair or loss of hair, hoarseness, feeling of lump in the throat, sensitivity to cold, insomnia, infertility, and severe menopausal symptoms. It is possible to confirm the diagnosis with a blood test.

See the related link (below) for an excellent article about hypothyroidism.

* Kids hate being called FAT, trust me I know. * For in-depth information about obesity in relation to young people, see the page links, further down this page, listed under "Related Questions."

Insulin is not stored, the body makes it on demand. Also it is not part of the digestive system, rather it is a hormone regulating the amount of sugar in the blood (it does however kick in when you have eaten something). Insulin is made by the islets of Langerhans, which are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (i.e., hormone-producing) cells.

Since that is above average for height, the weight would be above the average for a 12 year old. Youth from 70" to 74" should weigh 140 to 160. This weight would increase with age 150 to 180 at age 15, etc..

I think it is because of the standards of the human body on the television. They make all the thin, ripped guys the main focus. We are never shown an overweight man as a sex symbol. We have grown to learn that there is a standard and people tend to be influenced my celebrities.

Also women are taught to hate fat. Many women's fashion magazines and women focused media teaches them that being fat is a character flaw in themselves. So naturally women externalize this to other people, hence a major insult with women is being called fat.

Obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher, with 40+ being morbidly obese. Since muscle mass of children does not fluctuate as much as in adults, this is usually a fairly good representation of obesity.

However, there are notable exceptions and the best way to figure if a child is obese or not is to use body fat percentage calculators. There are a million if you search google.

*Calculate BMI by taking the weight in kg divided by the height in meters squared. For example, 60kg/(1.5m^2).

Not being a doctor, this answer will be from a layman's viewpoint, based on online reading of health articles. First, numbness in any extremity could be the symptoms of a very serious condition, so I strongly suggest that if you have numbness in your fingers, that you have it checked out by a doctor AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Some of the possible causes I've read about are: 1. A blood clot blocking an artery, or 2. A mini-stroke in the brain which, I think, is technically refered to as an Intermittant Ischemic Event. Again, IF you actually have this symptom, see a doctor ASAP!!!!!j3h.

I believe it is 1/5 people are overweight or obese. 1/3 people who are overweight or obsese are suicidal.

Actually, the obesity rate in America is (I'm putting a percent, not a rate, sorry!) 61%.