Obesity

Obesity is linked not only with excessive accumulation of fat tissue, but with adverse effects on health. The placement of fatty tissue is also significant. Abdominal obesity is especially pathological. Excess of body weight increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, gallstones, renal diseases, some types of cancer (e.g. endometrial cancer), inflammation of bones and joints, therefore reducing the expected length of life. Severe obesity leads to disability. The most common cause of obesity is eating too big amounts of food. In addition, in the pathogenesis of overweight other factors are implemented-genetic, biological, pharmacological, environmental and psychological. Genetic factors play a role not only in promoting obesity, but increasing susceptibility to its development.

Obesity