OBESITY
- Created by: georgiasadler
- Created on: 09-04-14 09:48
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- OBESITY
- What is it?
- Somebody who is very overweight with a high degree of body fat
- Energy intake is more than energy output
- Needs to be balanced to maintain weight
- Causes
- Eating too much and moving too little
- If you consume high amounts of energy from your diet but don't burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity
- Surplus energy (what you don't use up) is turned into fat
- Diagnosis
- BMI is main measurement for obesity
- May not be reliable - doenn't take muscles into consideration
- Mass (kg) divided by height (m) squared
- Over 30 is classed as obese
- Best way is to measure waist
- BMI is main measurement for obesity
- Morbidly obese
- Risk to life
- Symptoms
- Struggle to move
- Breathlessness
- Increased sweating
- Snoring
- Difficulty sleeping
- Inability to cope with sudden physical activity
- Feeling very tired everyday
- Back and joint pain
- Long term problems
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- High cholesterol klevels (fatty deposits blocking arteries)
- Coranory heart disease
- Increased risk of stroke
- Type 2 diabetes
- Psychological problems
- Low self-esteem
- Low confidence levels
- Feeling isolated in society
- Depression
- Treatment
- 4 main goals
- Prevent firther weight gain
- Gradually lose weight through a combination of a calorie controlled diet and regular exercise
- Avoid regaining any lost weight
- Improve your general state of health and reduce risk of obesity-related conditions
- GP will recommend
- What type of diet you should be following
- How much exercise you need to do
- Whether you mneed further testing or treatments for obesity-related conditions
- Whether you need treatment for an underlying cause of obesity e.g. polycystic ovary syndrome
- Diet advice from NHS
- Plenty of fruit and vegetables
- Plenty of potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy foods (ideally choose wholegrain varieties)
- Some milk and dairy foods
- Avopid fad diets
- Some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein
- Small amounts of food and drinks that are high in fat and sugar
- GP will push you towards
- Fast walking
- Jogging
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Using a step trainer or something similar at a gym
- Medication
- Usually if health risks are present
- Orlistat - blocks protein that digests fat
- Side effects - fatty or oily stools & needing toilet urgently
- 4 main goals
- Impact on client
- Not wanting to go out in public
- Looks of sympathy and disgust
- Depressed
- Comments on weight
- Wanting to be alone
- Socially withdrawn
- Fear
- Know there is a chance of death
- Failing treatment
- Temptation to have more fatty foods
- Stress to fight off triggers during recovery
- Holding all emotions in
- Not wanting to go out in public
- What is it?
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