Obesity and Metabolic Diseases

Obesity is typically brought on by the disease of accumulating too much body fat. A new epidemic that is killing millions of people worldwide is obesity.

Features of metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is characterized by:-

• increased waist circumference
• high levels of triglycerides in the blood
• low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol in blood
• high blood sugar (fasting state)
• high blood pressure

Obesity usually is caused by the underlying pathology of accumulation of excess body fat. Obesity is a new epidemic that is affecting millions worldwide.

Central obesity (abdominal obesity) as well as obesity in general is associated with physiological changes that may cause the development of diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, high blood cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.

Obesity also raises the risk of fatty liver disease, gall bladder disease, osteoarthritis and certain cancers. It is estimated that the cost of treating obesity related diseases contributes 2–7% of total national health care costs in developed countries.

Diabesity

• Increased waist circumference
• high levels of triglycerides in the blood
• low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol in blood
• high blood sugar (fasting state)
• high blood pressure

The word "diabesity" was created to stress the connection between type 2 diabetes and obesity because both illnesses are increasing at rapid and exponential rates.

However, experts claim that elevated blood sugar levels are merely the tip of the iceberg. when it comes to metabolic abnormalities that are linked to the metabolic syndrome, which is common in overweight and obese people with extra belly fat and insulin resistanc

Insulin resistance and obesity

Insulin resistance is thought to be a crucial link between metabolic syndrome and obesity. Not all fat patients, however, are insulin resistant or at a high risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. However, individuals with abdominal obesity are more likely than others to develop insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome.