Obesity is a disease

Obesity is a disease state that can lead to a range of serious health issues & a compromised life expectancy.  The negative outcomes of overweight & obesity can be largely prevented by losing excess weight & undertaking healthy lifestyle measures.  These measures should involve developing & maintaining healthy eating patterns & including regular physical activity into everyday life 1, 2, 3.

A healthy person aims to6:

  • Live a healthy lifestyle through diet & physical activity1
  • Prevent further weight gain4  
  • Lower high blood cholesterol, blood pressure & blood sugar levels5
  • Reduce the risk of health & long-term complications associated with obesity1
  • Prevent further increases in the prevalence of overweight, obesity & obesity-related diseases 2, 4
  • Improve the quality & quantity of life 1

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References

  1.  www.aso.org.uk - The Association for the Study of Obesity
  2. World Health Organization. Obesity: Preventing and Managing the Global Epidemic. Report of a WHO Consultation: WHO Technical Report Series 894. Geneva: WHO, 2000.World Health Organization (WHO), International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). The Asia-Pacific Perspective: Redefining Obesity and its Treatment. Sydney: Health Communications Australia Pty Ltd, 2000.
  3. World Health Organization (WHO), International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). The Asia-Pacific Perspective: Redefining Obesity and its Treatment. Sydney: Health Communications Australia Pty Ltd, 2000.
  4. www.phaa.net.au - Public Health Association of Australia.
  5. www.heartfoundation.com.au - National Heart Foundation of Australia
  6. Australian Society for the Study of Obesity, Obesity in Australian Adults: Causes, Prevention and Management, available at http://www.asso.org.au/freestyler/gui/files//factsheet_adult_causes_prev_mment.pdf, last accessed 09/01/2011

Meet Dr Reza Adib

In 2006 Dr Reza Adib established & founded the Brisbane Obesity Clinic.

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