IS YOUR PHYSICIAN MISSING SOMETHING ?

Obesity is pretty complex; it is not a simple disorder. Extra calories that are taken as food are initially stored in subcutaneous tissue where it is safe. The overflow of fat in other tissues mainly into the abdominal compartment and liver and perhaps into the muscle and may be even into the pancreas is seen. When it starts accumulating in these other organs a person starts developing the medical problems .
It is often seen that your Physician & or Cardiologist is too busy in dealing with the emergencies and hence the preventive management aspect is sidelined . INTERHEART Study had clearly identified NINE important modifiable risk factors that accounted for 90% of acute myocardial infarctions ( heart attacks ) across all age groups and races . These nine simple risk factors namely high lipids , smoking, diabetes, hypertension , abdominal obesity and also psycho – social stress ,not getting enough fruits and vegetables, not getting enough exercise and not drinking any alcohol at all. Off these nine , SEVEN ARE LINKED TO OBESITY .

Obesity management is not about loosing weight. Obesity is a disease; it gets to be a disease when a person starts having medical problems.
So the first thing to do Would be to lose excess fat (hence the weight ) .