Dietary Therapy

Obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects health or wellbeing. As methods that determine body fat directly are difficult, the diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI. Due to the rising prevalence of obesity and its many adverse health effects, it is being recognized as a serious public health concern (Lobstein and Leach, 2007).

In today’s society obesity has become a nationwide epidemic that is affecting children and adults daily. Dietitians have an essential role in the health field to treat patients with nutrition problems such as obesity, but every patient is different and how the dietician decides the course of treatment is as well. For example, there are many ways the dietician can treat the patient like goal setting, self-monitoring, meal preparation, and other strategic plans that lead to the best health of the patient. When making a plan to treat the patient many detailed factors come into play. For example, patients age, occupation, family history, and most importantly social environment.

2.5 Body Mass Index,BMI, is a measure of our weight compared to our height. BMI can help determine whether they are at a healthy weight, overweight or obese individuals are at increased risk for many diseases, such as: heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type-2 diabetes, and some types of cancer. With high BMI the individual would need to perform further assessments, start with a diet, physical activity, family history, change lifestyle.

Obesity is defined as defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Obesity is not only based on an individual’s weight but also their BMI. A BMI greater than or equal to 25 is overweight. A BMI greater than or equal to 30 is obesity ((Organization, 2013). Obesity is the most common preventable deaths and the fifths leading health risk globally. Obesity has also been linked to other debilitating diseases and can increase a person’s chances of being hospitalized. Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death (cdc.gov, 2014).

Obesity is a condition where the fat in the body is collected and stored in huge amounts. It is the Body Mass Index (BMI) which is the comparison between the weight and the height of a person that would help in identifying obese cases. If BMI's is greater than 25, the person would be called overweight and if it is more than 30 than he would be called obese. Obesity is an issue of public concern because of the threat it has towards the physical and the mental health, to the relationship, development and the overall well being of an individual. It is not only limited to a particular age group, gender, culture or a part of the globe. Instead, every individual is in danger to its bad affects.

I developed the PICOT question, in adults with a diagnosis of obesity, how effective is behavioral counselling compared to education on diet and nutrition in reducing the body mass index. To answer the PICOT question this paper will explore published articles that report the results from research that showed a reduction in body mass index from education on diet, exercise and behavioral counselling. As a clinician, along with my peers, we will be at the forefront in treating patients who suffer from obesity and its contributing health problems. Researching effective management will be beneficial to the Practitioner practice as well as the patients we serve.

According to MedicineNet.com obesity is defined by National Institutes of Health as a BMI (Body Max Index) of thirty and above. A BMI of fifty would be about fifty pounds overweight. BMI is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. A high BMI usually means high body fatness. Obesity is based on both genetic and behavioral factors. Although both these factors can play a huge role in obesity it is time for Americans to own up to the fact that we are making ourselves obese.

According to Dalle Grave, Calugi, Centis, El Ghoch, and Marchesini (2010), both a healthy diet and exercise are essential to weight loss and weight loss maintenance. The client has a good understanding of this, as she wants to lose weight using diet and exercise. The next step would be to engage in the cognitive behavioral strategies to increase the clients’ level of exercise.

Purpose of this study is to analyze different treatment options for obesity and overweight, along with determining which strategies and treatments would work best in which scenarios and how to combine the treatment options for the best possible outcomes. The study of treatment options suggests what factors to consider when suggesting a treatment option to a patient. For example: Bariatric surgery is recommended for patients with morbid obesity and at high risk of obesity related mortality whereas lifestyle modification and Pharmacotherapy are used for generally obese patients.

A person becomes obese when the balance between calories in and calories out becomes unbalanced. When you take more calories in than your body is using, you gain weight and when you continue to gain weight you become overweight and it will ultimately lead to obesity. Obesity in adults is typically defined using body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight to height (Wolin, 2009). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that an adult BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight and an adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Calculating the BMI is not the only way to calculate obesity.

Obesity is becoming an increasing problem in America, as well as the whole world. As defined by the CDC, an individual is considered obese when they have a BMI of 30.0 or higher. BMI stands for body-mass index, and is used as a standard for measuring the % body fat of an individual.(CDC, 2014) In addition to being overweight, obesity comes with a myriad of other health risks including: high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.(NIH, 2012)

Obesity is defined as having too much body fat and happens over time. Having too much body fat can risk your chances of heart disease, arthritis, strokes, and more. “In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight. Of these over 650 million adults were obese” (Obese and Overweight). As new technology advances fast food becomes easier to produce, thus making the population become obese and overweight. The symptoms that one may experience when they are obese is trouble sleeping, shortness of breath, skin problems, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis. Obesity can be caused by someone’s lifestyle and environment; it can be avoided and treated. There are ways to control obesity and find out if your waistline increases so you will know if you are at risk of heart disease. For example, “you can measure yourself with a measuring tape. You may need a partner to help you measure accurately. The measurement should be taken at the belly line. A high-risk waistline is 35 inches or higher for women and 40 inches or higher for men” (Scott). Also, you can estimate your BMI (body mass index). To calculate your BMI: “multiply your weight in pounds by 703, divide that answer by your height in inches, and divide that answer by your height in inches again” (Obesity Guide). “Preventing obesity is important. Once fat cells form, they remain in your body forever. Although you can reduce the size of fat cells,

The ease of slipping on a pair of jeans turns into a battle between a thigh and pant leg while exerting too much pressure on the diaphragm; a loss of breath incurs. How can obesity be defined? This can be described as a critical medical condition in which the body fat has been accumulated in an abnormal way especially in the abdominal area. To be considered obese, a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI) must be 30 or greater, and this measurement can be calculated by dividing the person’s height and weight. Without having the need to find data, just looking around, more people are becoming overweight or obese. Where one problem begins,

Obesity. It’s the thing that people really scared of but just couldn’t get away from it. It’s that one thing that haunt most people even though their physicals are not even slightly going towards an obesity. Many people freak out when knowing that their BMI index is between the ranges of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2. They have a misconception of reading a BMI index. Actually, a person is considered as an obese when the BMI index of his or her is more than 30kg/m2 while 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 is only considered as an overweight. The way for a person to calculate his or her BMI index is by using that person’s height and weight either in meter and kilogram or inches and pound. The formula is weight divided by height2 if that person is using kilogram and meter unit but if he or she is using the pound and inches unit, the formula is different where the weight is divided by height2 and times 703 which is the conversion factor. Even obesity have three different classes according to BMI index. Obese class I is from 30.0 to 34.9 while a person with a BMI index of 35.0 to 39.9 is classed as an obese class II while a person with a BMI index more than 40.0 is considered as an obese class III. The problem with obesity is that they are fatal because the medical condition of an obese person is the body fat has accumulated to the extent of it to have a negative effect on that person. The most related disease of all is diabetes or diabetes mellitus

Obesity is a medical condition in which the person has excess body fat. Obesity affects over one-third people around the world; this includes children under the age of five. Obesity can be defined by body mass index or BMI. The BMI is the percentage body fat and total body fat. A BMI in the range of 18.5 – 24.9 is considered a healthy weight. A BMI that is above 25.0 – 29.9 is considered overweight. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Children’s healthy weight varies on age and sex. It is not an absolute number. Obesity causes many deaths every year. In the United States it is estimated that over 300,000 people die every year.