-> In these days, the incidence of obesity in Thailand is already significantly higher than in most other countries in the region.
Obesity is a huge problem in many countries around the world, and Thailand ranks in the top five Asia-Pacific nations in this regard.
-> Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can have a negative effect on many systems in your body.
The terms obesity means, “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health“.
Being obesity can damage your body and also be the cause of death.
Let me tell you about the effects of obesity that can damage your body.
-> The biggest effect is on the individual.
First of all, being obesity has health risks. Obesity can lead to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, also sleep apnea and other conditions.
For example, diabetes – obesity can cause resistance to insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar. When obesity causes insulin resistance, the blood sugar becomes elevated. Even moderate obesity dramatically increases the risk of diabetes.
Another example is Sleep apnea, which causes people to stop, breathing for brief periods, interrupts sleep throughout the night and causes sleepiness during the day. It also causes heavy snoring. Respiratory problems associated with obesity occur when added weight of the chest wall squeezes the lungs and causes restricted breathing. Sleep apnea is also associated with high blood pressure.
The quality of life suffers, as it is difficult to enjoy exercise or move.
Another result is lack of self-esteem. This can lead to depression, eating disorders and crash diets.
-> The country is also affected by obesity.
It becomes very expensive for the government to provide advanced medical care such as heart transplants.
Unhealthy citizens are also less productive. And their children learn poor eating habits.
-> This is a difficult problem with many serious effects on the individual and country.
-> To conclude, it seems that we will have to reassess our entire lifestyle if we are to avoid the problems associated with obesity. We have to combine this with more activity and with new insights into the importance of good health. If we don’t do the action soon, we may find ourselves paying a heavy price for being obesity.