Obesity

Question 1

What percentage of the world is overweight and what percentage of the world is obese?

Answer 1

39%

13%

Question 2

Prevalence of obesity if higher in the most deprived areas than the least deprived areas.

What parts of England is this true in?

Answer 2

The north-east

Question 3

Why is obesity such a big problem?

Answer 3

More than 30,000 deaths each year.
Over 11, 000 hospital admissions
It also reduces life expectancy by up to 8 years (especially in severely obese individuals)

The NHS projects that the annual cost to the NHS will to reach £9.7 billion and the cost to the wider economy will reach £49.9 billion by 2050

Question 4

Define obesity

What is usually used to determine this?

Answer 4

Abnormal or excessive fat accumulation of presents a risk to health

BMI

Question 5

BMI:

What formula is used to calculate BMI?

What is the BMI for a healthy weight?

Knowing this work out the range for being overweight and obesity 1, obesity 2, obesity 3?

Answer 5

Weights over height squared

18.5 to 25

25 to 30

30 to 35

35 to 40

40 or more

Question 6

BMI:

What can be used instead of BMI?

What is important to remember when taken care of a patient from southern Asia?

Answer 6

Waist circumference

Various studies have shown that South Asians are at risk of developing obesity related co-morbidities at lower levels of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and that they have higher body fat at a given value of BMI than white Caucasians.

Question 7

Causes:

What is the primary cause of obesity?

Secondary causes:

What’s off for Endocrine causes of obesity? - 4

What meds can cause obesity? - 4

What eating disorder can cause obesity?

Answer 7

Lifestyle

Cushing’s syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Hypothalamic disorders

Steroids
Tricyclic antidepressants
Sodium valproate
Insulin

Bulimia nervosa

Question 8

Obesity classifications:

What does EOSS stand for?

Answer 8

Edmonton obesity staging system

Question 9

What can be done medically to manage obesity? – 5

Answer 9

Life style modification

Behavioural modification

Psychology support- Motivational consultation

Dietician support

Specialised weight management service
Assessment, investigations, Treatment of co-morbidities

Question 10

According to the UK government, what are the seven key causes of obesity?

Answer 10

Societal influences
Individual psychology
Food production
Food consumption
Individual activity
Activity environment
Biology 

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Question 11

Have a look at the NHS Tier weight management

Answer 11

Have a look at the NHS Tier weight management

Question 12

What diseases are associated with obesity?

Answer 12

OA 
CVD
Gallstones 
Cholecystitis 
DM