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- Title
Obesity During a Pandemic as a Public Health Problem.
- Authors
Holovanova, Iryna I.; Kasynets, Svitlana S.; Pluzhnikova, Tetiana V.; Krasnova, Oksana I.; Bilous, Alevtyna M.; Bondarenko, Valerii V.; Yatsenko, Ihor V.
- Abstract
Aim: Identify the problem of obesity during a pandemic and ways to solve the problem in modern circumstances. Materials and Methods: Materials of state statistics of Ukraine were used in the work. Sociological, epidemiological methods, as well as the method were used to solve problems. Conclusions: According to research, people with a BMI of up to 30 die about nine years earlier than their slimmer peers. If the BMI is more than 45, life expectancy is reduced by an average of 13 years. Given that the average age of the population of Ukraine, according to official statistics, is 68 years, being overweight can take a sixth of a person's life. Obesity increases the risk of various diseases, including diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Foreign experts say that the "obesity epidemic" is not so much due to incontinence and low activity, but to global changes in the way of life of mankind. However, while Ukrainian doctors are not very active in raising this issue. In our country, this problem has not become national, as, for example, in the United States. BMI is used to verify obesity. An indicator of the clinical risk of metabolic complications of obesity is also the size of the waist circumference. Expert opinions provided by the WHO and the National Institutes of Health suggest that with a low-calorie diet and increased physical activity, overweight people can lose no more than 10% of their initial weight. The approach to lifestyle change is a cornerstone for all people who are overweight and obese.
- Subjects
UKRAINE; OBESITY; COVID-19 pandemic; PUBLIC health; DIABETES
- Publication
Acta Balneologica, 2021, Vol 164, Issue 3, p230
- ISSN
2082-1867
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36740/ABAL202103118