Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 1
First page : ( 835) Last page : ( 839)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00163.3

Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults in Baghdad City

Mahdi Khaleel M.

Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science, Ibn Al-Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Online published on 21 February, 2019.

Abstract

Obesity is a principal preventable reason of death and disability worldwide. Obesity increases the risk for clinically recognizable risk factors for vascular disease as well as a congregation of other metabolic, sleep, and orthopedic disorders. Coordinated and efficient interventions are needed to accomplish obesity and reduce these risks. Common managements for overweight and obesity include losing weight through healthy eating, being more physically active, and making other changes to the usual habits. The prevalence of obesity and overweight in Iraq were similar to the Worldwide. This study was carried out on 2971 people suffering from overweight and obesity in Baghdad city, using low fat diet provide 1000–1200 kcal/day for women and 1200–1500 kcal/day for men and ensure activities for one to one and half hour/day for 2–11 months. They got loss in their body weight 2–3 kg as a minimum and 10–12 kg as a maximum depending on the duration of using the low fat diet and physical exercises.

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Keywords

Obese individuals, Overweight, Obesity and BMI.

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