Cause of Obesity and Its treatment

Obesity is a unique disease which can practically affect any system in the body. The effects of obesity can be varied based on the weight related effects or hormonal effects. The weight related effects are obvious like wear and tear of knee joints or the spine.  Excess weight on the joints as well as the change in posture or centre of gravity makes the joints weak and painful. Excess weight in the body also increases the load on the lungs and may induce breathlessness which can slowly give rise to sleep apnoea or disturbed sleep and snoring. The hormonal effects of obesity are on different systems an can induce chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol and even may lead to affection of kidneys and/or heart. Fat is also known as the largest endocrine organ in the body. Fat can convert the female hormone to male hormone in a female which is seen as excess hair growth (hirsutism) or infertility in a female. In males, hormones from the fat can reduce the testo...