CARTILHA DE ORIENTAÇÃO SOBRE A OBESIDADE

Abstract

Pathophysiology of Obesity According to Kumar, obesity is a disease of caloric imbalance that results from excess calories ingested above body consumption. It is known that the obesity runs in families, suggesting a component hereditary. Although genetic factors may explain some of the individual variations in terms of excess of weight, environmental influences also contribute to meaningful way. These influences include patterns family food, lack of activity as a result of devices that make work easier, time spent on computer and watching television, using the car for transportation, easy access to food, higher density energy from food, increased consumption of beverages sweetened with sugar and increasing portion sizes