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- Title
Causes, risks factors and medical consequences of obesity.
- Authors
Riaz, Tehreem; Akram, Muhammad; Laila, Umme; Zainab, Rida; Khalil, Muhammad Talha; Iftikhar, Momina; Ozdemir, Fethi Ahmet; Sołowski, Gaweł; Altable, Marcos; Sfera, Adonis; Ibrahim, Hamza Khalifa; Parmar, Pragnesh
- Abstract
Obesity has become a major cause of morbidity and mortality rates, posing an epidemic-level threat to world health. This review article explores the complex issues surrounding obesity with the goal of thoroughly illuminating its root causes, risk factors, and serious medical consequences. Through a multifaceted lens that includes genetic predisposition, environmental effects, and lifestyle factors, the etiology of obesity is investigated. This article also carefully covers the wide variety of dangers associated with obesity. These include complex psychological effects like depression, anxiety, and a lower quality of life in addition to physical health effects including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and musculoskeletal issues. Additionally, a critical analysis of the financial costs associated with obesity is provided, emphasizing how it affects social productivity and healthcare systems. The effects of obesity on the body's many organ systems are examined, with a focus on how it encourages chronic inflammation, metabolic dysregulation, and hormonal abnormalities. The review elaborates on adipose tissue as an active endocrine organ, explaining how it secretes cytokines and adipokines that cause systemic disturbances. The essay also explores the link between fat and cancer, neurological conditions, and problems with reproductive health.
- Subjects
NEUROLOGICAL disorders; OBESITY; TYPE 2 diabetes; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; CORPORATE finance; ADIPOSE tissues
- Publication
International Archives of Integrated Medicine, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 8, p39
- ISSN
2394-0026
- Publication type
Article