OBESITY AND ITS IMPACTS ON HEALTH

 The dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in most countries has been a great concern globally. However despite the urgency of this problem still there are some loopholes about this subject. The instance prevalence of obesity is often estimated based on surveys or population studies. The increase in body mass presents public health challenges because of the attractive physical appearance of Normal bodies and poor health outcomes of overweight and obesity

PHYSICAL HEALTH IMPACTS

Health condition of obese person often worse than people with normal weight and the life span of obese people is an average is shorter by 2 years .. obesity along with a lot of health impacts some of the co-morbidities related to overweight and obesity include cancers type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, coronary, artery diseases, congestive heart failure, asthma, chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, pulmonary embolism, gall bladder disease and also an increased risk of disability. All this leads to more than three million deaths worldwide annually. Studies have confirmed that obesity is a major public health problem which results in decreased life expectancy, especially in younger age groups.

IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH

Relationship between obesity and mental health disorder is something which has a great impact.. overweight is a stigma and obesity discrimination can lead to some mental disorder. Scientific evidence lays emphasize on an increased risk of low self-esteem mood disorders motivational disorders eating problems impaired body image interpersonal communication problems and all these directly or indirectly affect the quality of life, on the other hand, it also lead to the development of psychopathology and poor health behaviour that through a viscous cycle will enhance their overeating bulimia or other related problems obese individuals attribute to their appearance and their weight and encounter frequent difficulties in their sexual activities. Sexual activity and sexual health outcomes such as sexual satisfaction unintended pregnancy and abortion have been mentioned as relevant issues as such we need to emphasize on more comprehensive population-based studies to find out the impact of overweight and obesity on different aspects of mental health including mood disorders communication problems .. self-satisfaction and it's effect on sexual health besides different aspects of quality life.

IMPACT ON SOCIAL ASPECTS

Consequences of obesity-related physical comorbidity include psychological impairments and stigmatization experienced by obese patients. The overweight stigma and attributable discrimination is documented in all the key areas of living .. including growth and development. Educational process, employment structure, and provision of health care. The obese individuals are most often ridiculed by their teacher's physicians and public, at times they also suffer from discrimination ridicule social bias, rejection and humiliation. Even specific obesity diagnostic or therapeutic procedure such as related anthropometric assessments could potentially affect their care considering the importance of health risks of overweight and obesity and it's increasing prevalence all over the world there is a need for well-defined programs on control and prevention which should be a priority on the political health agenda. If this increase in its prevalence continues. It could lead to serious health-related outcomes and consequences. However, so far only a few comprehensive preventive programs have been developed with little reported success.

Ms. Kavya E.M, 5th semester B.pharm