It will discuss the adverse effects obesity has on the health of several body systems. Lifestyle modifications to control obesity will be reviewed, as will common medical and surgical treatments. Nurses have a responsibility to educate their patients and the community about health care, and prevention and management of obesity is one of the most important issues facing our population today. These guidelines use two measurements to define obesity. Excess abdominal fat out of proportion to total body fat is an independent predictor of morbidity.
Waist measurement correlates with abdominal fat and is used for the second measurement of obesity.
For many people, it's simply the ingestion of more calories than are expended through metabolism and exercise. These early behaviors often persist throughout a lifetime. Food has many psychological meanings for us. For some people, food equals love. Happy events are usually celebrated by eating.