Health Impacts of Obesity

Overview

Journal Pak J Med Sci

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2015 Apr 17

PMID 25878654

Citations 87

Authors

Shirin Djalalinia

Mostafa Qorbani

Niloofar Peykari

Roya Kelishadi

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Abstract

The aim of this communication is to provide some evidence linking the overweight/obesity and their impacts on different dimensions of health. We reviewed the related studies published from 1990 up till now through PubMed Central/Medline, which provide evidence linking obesity with health related issues. It is a risk factor for metabolic disorders and leads to serious health consequences for individuals and burden for the health care system as a whole. Literature search showed that it is related to at least 18 co-morbidities which are attributable to overweight and obesity. Moreover obese individuals more often suffer from significant joint pains, disorders and it also has social as well as psychological impairments. It is high time that countries facing the problems of obesity initiate some intervention measures to monitor and control this growing epidemic.

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