Obesity — Diagnosis and Treatment By Solomon Awusah

1. Obesity - Diagnosis and Treatment By Solomon Awusah Obesity is a convoluted disease involving an excessive amount of body fat or a kind of medical problem that increases the risks of many other diseases and health issues. If you are a victim of obesity, you have more risks of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and some certain cancers. The cause of obesity is due to either inherited factors, combined with the environment and personal diet and exercise choices. Nearly a major part of the world’s population is suffering from this major health problem. Causes & Treatment Obesity can be genetic, behavioral, metabolic, and hormonal influences on body weight, and it occurs when you take in more calories than you burn through exercise or normal daily activities. These excess calories get stored as fat in the body. To diagnose the obesity condition, a physical exam gets conducted by your health professional followed by some tests. These exams generally include your weight history, eating patterns, medications, stress levels, analyzing your heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature, and checking your health problems and blood tests. All this information helps your doctor to analyze how much weight you need to loose and what health condition or risks you have. The treatment has a major goal of reaching and staying at a healthy weight. Obesity treatment improves your overall health and lowers the risk of developing its complications. -The first step of its treatment includes the dietary changes in which you have to reduce the calorie intake and practicing healthy eating habits to overcome obesity. -Next is to do regular exercise of 45 minutes daily and increased physical activity if you are undergoing obesity treatment. Even a simple walk can provide you great benefits for weight loss. -You can take the help of a behavior modification program to make lifestyle changes and lose weight. -Sometimes you need weight-loss medication along with diet, exercise and behavior changes, not instead of them. About Dr. Solomon C. Awusah Dr. Solomon C. Awusah is a male internist in Southfield, MI with 12 years of experience. He is graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2008. He is licensed to practice by the stare of board in Michigan.