Obesity and Metabolism Disorders

Fat cells produce estrogen. So overweight people have higher estrogen levels than thin people. The high levels of estrogen can fool the ovaries into "thinking" that the woman is pregnant. When the ovaries "think" that the woman is pregnant, they don't produce eggs. (That is, they don't ovulate.) Ovulation is what results in the monthly cycle, including menstruation. So obese women sometimes miss their periods. Overweight people have insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is the cause of polycystic ovary disease (PCOD). PCOD causes the woman not to ovulate. This is a second way in which obesity can interfere with menstruation. Finally, a young girl who has not yet started menstruating is more likely to begin menstruating at an early age if she is overweight.

That depends- on what u class as obese?

It depends on where you live but in the US you can find anything in pretty much any size, incl bikinis.

A lap band is a device designed to reduce the stomach's capacity to expand. It is a silicone belt, or collar, that fits around the top part of the stomach, restricting its ability to expand as food is ingested. Its a way of forcing you to eat less at each meal.

North America

Yes, you would be overweight if you weigh 1000 pounds.

TH4

Number one, obesity is a condition of being, not a disease. Diseases cannot be changed, they can be cured, but not changed. Conditions of being, such as being obese, can be changed. Diet and exercise can change the body fat percentage of any person. Therefore, the life span of someone who is obese and works to change it is going to be radically different than someone who resigns themselves to yet another box of twinkies, and a sedentary lifestyle.

Yes and no. It depends. Pizza tends to have a lot of carbohydrates and grease, and so yes, you can call it junk food for those reasons. However, there are low calorie and vegan pizzas.

Not usually. Yes, definitely. Several drugs have the side effect of weight gain. Also, my definition of obesity can include edema. Edema can be caused by an adverse reaction. This happened to me along with some extremely scary adverse reactions.

60%-70%

Carrying around extra weight is hard work. It uses a lot of one's strength.

Unless you are really tall for your age...then yes, 150 pounds for an 8 year old is obese. Many 8 years olds should weigh about 60-90 pounds. My 8 year old cousin weighs 136 and we are trying to help him lose weight, and he is obese.

No

Answer 1: Nope, its cause is simpler, a combination of poor nutrition and lack of exercise.

ANSWER 2: Sorry, but the cause is NOT ALWAYS SIMPLER! Many people who are overweight do not ALWAYS suffer from poor nutrition and lack of exercise, many are in fact either sick or very ill. For those who have had no weight problems, or have lost weight simply and easily they do not even think that these people who suffer from weight problems are maybe ill and sick in body that has caused the weight to pile on, this thought does not even enter their head!

I have a very good friend whose suffers from auto-immune deficiencies, she has no thyroid because of Hashimoto thyroiditis, no gall bladder, Lupus, Diabetes, Spondylitis, Oedema, the specialists told her when she was first diagnosed that she had to rest at home for at least one whole year and she was not allowed to even do light housework or gardening. She had to do this twice.

She could not even remember her children and husbands names and had to do jigsaw puzzles every day to exercise her brain like a muscle and today she still finds things to do to keep her brain working strong. She cannot cope with housework or make food for her family and has to have home help. She is positive, loving, and smiling, and adjusts well to her forced life changes. She does occasionally get down - but not for long as she does not like to live that way, she said its a choice she makes every day. It has not been an easy road for her at all, especially when she was such an active person and had to let it all go due to the illnesses, she used to do ballet, squash, swimming, gym, horse riding, and walking, but today she is sick and obese. She said she can handle her life's changes except for the obesity - she hates it because the way people treat her and the attitude they have towards her for the past 20yrs.

Not ONE person has every asked her if she was ill, instead they have been very insensitive and cruel often approaching her in shops, cafe's, Malls, Restaurants, churches, advising or telling her how to lose weight, offering pills, powders, vitamins, magic beans, milk drinks, injections, operations, all sorts of diets, that she should be in control of her eating habits and exercise more. Not one of these so called 'experts' has ever phoned, emailed, sms'd her, or given a kind word, etc... to encourage, support or uplift her, instead they treat her like a freak. So I'm not surprised by the first answer here - its typical! And its probably given by someone who has never had a weight problem or loses weight easily.

Her husband said she has never given an unkind word back, she'd rather leave them in their ignorance and let them think what they like, but they do not see the pain she goes thru at home [and he's not talking about the sicknesses!]. But he often tells them "Doesn't it every occur to you that she may be ill - not out of control!"

He said the pain over peoples rejection, cruelty, their dislike, sometimes downright hatred of her [yet they don't know her at all and despite the fact that she has done no personal harm to them], is shocking and disgusting! But despite all that she will not stop living her life as much as she is able to in a positive way and is always looking for ways to help others by encouraging them.

Her and her family and I have met many overweight people in all the years I've known her and we encourage them to go for full health check-ups, and a lot of them are finding they have an illness that is contributing to their weight problem. Since knowing her and what a wonderful person she is I have had a deep compassion for obese people, wanting to help them, that's why I have been asking if obesity is caused by some kind of demonic oppression etc... so that I can help her and maybe others like her in some way as the doctors and specialists have no answers.

Answer 3: Yes. The Bible does talk about gluttoneous spirits; it's a spirit that delights in the eating food. You have to first accept Christ as your Lord and saviour, ask him to help you defeat that spirit by the power of the Holy Ghost, and READ the Bible to gain knowledge of who you are in Christ and what you possess in Christ. All things are possible to those who believe.

because its generally bad for you! your body functions much better on healthy foods and also improves your hair and skin. eating too much junk can increase the risk of heart desease, diabetes, cancer, depression and many more. The key with almost anything is moderation a little bit ok fine but lots is bad.

It is better thatou do not take all these things.

Many people dont eat right or exercise like they should. and with no major signs of complication one would have no idea

No, we don't in inherit identical metabolic rates. The specific inheritance will vary widely depending on your parents' genetic make-up and that of their ancestors.

Actually there are consistently more obese men than women.

Instead of eating the standard three meals daily, instead eat around 7 small meals each day. When I refer to small meals, I mean little larger than the size of an apple. Constantly eat small, healthy snacks if you need to. Do not choose snickers bars as one of these meals. Make sure it is nutritious. One of the main problems with the modern obese is that their bodies are starving, because they are nutritionally deficient. You could eat buckets of corn each day, and you would gain weight, but die of starvation. Eat well, if you want to lose weight. Then, see to the cause of the limited movement. Regular exercise is vitally important to any weight-loss plan, and to optimal health.

Obesity puts more strain on the internal organs. The heart needs to work harder to pump blood around the body. There is more fat cells in the bloodstream - which can cause blockages in arteries leading to heart-attacks. The lungs have to work harder to carry the excess weight around - leading to respiratory problems. It's also accepted that diabetes is brought on by being overweight. Obesity also affects male fertility - and increases the risk of miscarriage. There are many other examples.

People need to be educated on proper nutrition and exercise. If we want to solve this obesity issue, we need to know the facts and we need to all try to be healthier and more active overall.

People are considered morbid obese when their BMI (body mass index) is over 40. Also when their 140 percent of their ideal body weight.