Obesity is a metabolic disease caused by a variety of factors, characterized by the accumulation of fat cells in the body, excessive local fat deposition and weight gain.
Obesity is an endocrine disease caused by metabolic disorders.BMI generally indicates the ratio of body weight (kg) to the square value of height (meters). For example, if a person’s height is 1.75 meters and his weight is 68 kg, his BMI=68/(1.75*1.75)=22.2 kg/m2.
The normal BMI of Chinese adults should be between 18.5-23.9 kg/m2, if it is less than 18.5 kg/m2 for underweight, if it is greater than or equal to 24 kg/m2 for overweight, and greater than or equal to 28 kg/m2 for obesity.
Obesity itself can bring about many corresponding metabolic diseases, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, diabetes mellitus as well as sexual dysfunction in males, and polycystic ovary syndrome in female patients, which can lead to the emergence of infertility, so obesity has been an important global issue nowadays, so obesity is indeed a disease.
Obesity and overweight will lead to a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease, through the restriction of daily calorie intake (men 1500 ~ 1800 kcal / day, women 1200 ~ 1500 kcal / day), maintain weekly activity time and other forms of weight loss can reduce cardiovascular risk and improve the quality of life.
Obese patients can consult the Department of Nutrition and the Department of Endocrinology to formulate a balanced dietary program and a scientific treatment plan under the guidance of physicians.