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Obesity Quiz

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Obesity is a pandemic. It is no more a problem of the west but is as prevalent in developing countries as in the west.

Obesity puts a person at risk of a lot of medical conditions. These include:

  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Sleep apnea
  • Heart diseases
  • Liver disease
  • Kidney disease
  • Depression, and
  • Joint diseases

Weight gain is caused by multiple factors including:

  • a sedentary lifestyle
  • consuming lots of calories
  • Genetic predilections, and
  • Medical conditions

Gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and other bariatric surgeries are among the most potent and effective interventions to reduce body weight.

However, with the Ozempic, Mounjaro, Rybelsus, and Wegovy in the markets, losing weight has become a little easier than before.

In addition to revolutionizing weight loss treatment, these drugs also effectively treat diabetes.

However, most of these drugs are associated with significant gastrointestinal side effects including:

  • post-meal fullness
  • constipation
  • diarrhea
  • abdominal gases or flatulence
  • nausea, and abdominal pain.

Some of the serious side effects of these drugs include:

  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Medullary thyroid cancer
  • Kidney dysfunction
  • Allergic reactions

People can also develop weight loss-related side effects such as:

  • Ozempic face: A condition in which a person looks older than his/her actual age.
  • Fatigue
  • Gallstones

Because Obesity is everywhere, everyone should have some basic knowledge about it. here is an Obesity Quiz for you. See how much you know about obesity.

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    Class 1 Obesity is a BMI in the ranges of 30 – 40 kg/m2

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    Class III Obesity is a BMI of 40 Kg/m2 or more

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    • No
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    Obesity is a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more

    • Yes
    • No
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    Overweight and Obesity definitions are different for different populations

    • Yes
    • No
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    Men with a waist circumference of 88 or more are considered Obese

    • Yes
    • No

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Written by Dr. Ahmed

Dr. Ahmed is an experienced Internist with over fifteen years of practice in the medical field. He strongly believes that true medical practice is about helping people, not just prescribing pills.
He has found that the best results come from motivating patients to make small lifestyle changes in addition to prescribing medications when necessary.
With a focus on managing obesity, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, depression, arthritis, migraine, high cholesterol levels, and many more medical conditions in his patients, he shares his knowledge and expertise through writing health-related articles for dibesity.com.
He is committed to helping patients achieve optimal health outcomes and improve their quality of life. For direct contact, he can be reached at contact@dibesity.com

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