Obesity

Obesity in Marriage

Abstract

More than a matter of weight, obesity is a complex disease that seriously jeopardizes the health of people, so much so that those who suffer higher rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality from medical causes. According to data provided by the Ministry of Health, nearly 66% of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension 29% and 22% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are attributable to obesity. The total costs for medical care for this disease is estimated at 5% in developed countries and even when they are not properly quantified the psychosocial consequences in terms of guilt, depression and low self-esteem, it is known that these are considerable

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction4

Obesity5

Why the United States?5

Discussion6

Married women & Obesity7

Relationship between Marriage and obesity9

Conclusion and Recommendations11

Introduction

The obesity is a chronic disease caused by many reasons and with many complications, is characterized by excess fat in the body and occurs when the body mass index in adults is greater than 25 units. The causes leading to this disease are due to different factors: genetic, socioeconomic, psychological, hormonal, related to development, and reduced activity physical. Previously considered the person with overweight as a person who was in good health, but now we know that obesity has multiple complications, and the most common are: the disease cardiovascular, diabetes mellitus, and cancer (Oliver, 2006). Obese people are at risk of disease or death increased for any illness, injury or accident. The means of communication and fashion, affect the self esteem of the person suffering from this disease, because the images they broadcast, are images of skinny girls and bulked-up guys, which can reduce a person's ability to develop self-esteem. We cannot fail to mention the influence of parents and society . Some parents spend more time criticizing their children than praising, and people also may be subject to teasing and negative comments, which can sometimes affect a person's image and self body of the recipient. Having an attitude and a positive lifestyle healthy (like exercising, eating and good nutrition), are a perfect combination to develop high self-esteem. The treatment for obesity is very varied, it must begin with a medical evaluation and follow the development of a plan : General psychological therapies, medication to improve anxiety, depression and other disorders, hospitalization and nutritional counseling, but mainly it's the strength of the patient that will help improve your health.

Obesity

Increasing the number of people with excess body weight takes epidemic proportions worldwide. Why is this happening? The most puzzling problem in obesity - is that this disease (although I do not like the very definition of "disease" as used in people with excess body weight), which takes the dimensions of world catastrophe, by and large, is voluntary. Not always, though conscious, but always voluntary (Smith, 1999).

Just want you to calm and reassure - obesity is treated, and treated quite successfully. This is confirmed not only my personal experience, but many people cope with this "disease", despite the fact that doctors recognized the impotence of anything to ...