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OBESITY! A SERIOUS RISK TO HEALTH

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What is Obesity? Obesity is abnormal deposition of  fat cells (adipocytes) in different areas of the body that are a risk to health. BMI over 30 is considered obese and over 25 is considered overweight. Is it common in Higher income countries! NOT ANYMORE Once obesity was only prevalent in high income countries but now it is much more prevalent in low to middle income countries but particularly in urban settings. ​​ Rates of overweight and obesity continue to grow in adults and children. From 1975 to 2016, the prevalence of overweight or obese children and adolescents aged 5–19 years increased more than four-fold from 4% to 18% globally. https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity#tab=tab_1 WHY YOU BECOME OBESE? The basic reason is the mismatch between intake and expenditure of energy. WHAT CAUSES OBESITY?  There are many reasons this could happen https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459357/ 1. Availability and access to refined sugar products. 2. Sedentary lifestyle 3. Eating ...

BREATH BETTER, KNOW BETTER ABOUT ASTHMA

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           Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition that has a waxing and waning pattern. It is a reversible airway hypersensitivity that is usually triggered by a set of conditions which will be discussed down the line in our blog.  Common trigger s of asthma Asthma triggers range from very obvious to least obvious factors. It is helpful to ponder over the personal and environmental conditions that can lead to an attack of asthma. As none other than one with asthma can identify the exact conditions that triggered an attack, thus the responsibility to identify the trigger is hence attributed to the person having the disease. A doctor or professional can help and work with you to reach a specific trigger that must be avoided to avoid another attack.  List of common triggers: Tobacco smoke Tobacco smoke Mite dust  Sand dust Sudden temperature changes Upper respiratory tract infection Drug...

My Blood Glucose Levels are High! What should I do?

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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition characterized by high blood glucose levels due to the body's inability to make or properly use insulin. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, resulting in a complete lack of insulin.  Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body shows resistance to the effect of insulin or does not produce enough insulin levels at a later stage to maintain normal glucose levels in the blood. In addition to these two types, there are also other less common forms of diabetes, such as gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy, and various gene-related diabetes which usually have onset in the early period of life. Do you need to have control of Diabetes? https://surgihand.blogspot.com/2023/04/diabetes-burden-on-human-race.html...