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11-SEPTEMBER-2008 12:20:15 - Overweight Move protected This article is about the medical term. For the stock market term, see overweight stock market. An overweight male An overweight male Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat adipose tissue than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. As much as 64% of the United States adult population is considered either overweight or obese, and this percentage has increased over the last four decades.1 A series of graphics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC shows the trend in which the prevalence of obesity has increased in the U.S. during the past three decades: Obesity Epidemic: U.S. Temporal Trends 1985-2004 Excess weight has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being either overweight or obese. 1 Increases have been observed across all age groups. A healthy body requires a minimum amount of fat for the proper functioning of the hormonal, reproductive, and immune systems, as thermal insulation, as shock absorption for sensitive areas, and as energy for future use. But the accumulation of too much storage fat can impair movement and flexibility, and can alter the appearance of the body. Contents 1 Classification 2 Health-related implications 3 Causes 4 Noncauses 5 Treatment 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Classification See also: body fat percentage The degree to which a person is overweight is generally described by Body Mass Index. The range for overweight is a BMI of 25 to 29.9 with BMI's = 30 classified as obesity. 23 There are however several other common ways to measure the amount of adiposity or fat present in an individual's body. Body Mass Index Body Mass Index, or BMI is a measure of a persons weight taking into account their height. It is given by the formula: BMI equals body weight divided by the square of the persons height; with weight in kilograms and height in meters. BMI numbers however are typically used and written as unitless numbers. BMI provides a significantly more accurate representation of body fat content than simply measuring a persons weight. It is highly correlated with both percentage of body fat and body fat mass.4 It does not take into account some factors such as pregnancy, bodybuilding, or children which effect body composition however is an accurate reflection of fat percentage in the majority of the adult population. Simple Weighing The weight of the individual is measured and compared to an estimated ideal weight. This is the easiest and most common method, but by far the least accurate, as it only measures one quantity weight and often does not take into account many factors such as height, body type, and relative amount of muscle mass. Skinfold Calipers or pinch test With this method, the skin at several specific points on the body is pinched and the thickness of the resulting fold is measured. This measures the thickness of the layers of fat located under the skin, from which a general measurement of total amount of fat in the body is calculated. This method can be reasonably accurate for many people, but it does assume particular patterns for fat distribution over the body which may not apply to all individuals, and does not account for fat deposits which may not be directly under the skin. Also, as the measurement and analysis generally involves a high degree of practice and interpretation, for an accurate result it must be performed by a professional and cannot generally be done by patients themselves. Bioelectrical impedance analysis This method involves passing a small electrical current through the body and measuring the body's resistance to the electrical flow. As fat and muscle conduct electricity differently, this method can provide a direct measurement of the percentage of body fat present as compared to muscle mass. In the past, this technique could only be performed reliably by trained professionals with specialized equipment, but it is now possible to buy home kits which allow individuals to do this themselves with a minimum of training. Despite the improved simplicity of this process over the years, however, there are a number of factors which can affect the results, including hydration and body temperature, so a fair amount of care must still be taken when applying this test to ensure that the results are in fact accurate and applicable. Hydrostatic Weighing Considered one of the more accurate methods of measuring body fat, this technique involves completely submerging the subject underwater and using special equipment to measure his or her weight while submerged. This weight is then compared with dry weight as recorded outside the water to determine overall body density. As fat is less dense than muscle, careful application of this technique can provide a reasonably close estimate of fat content in the body. This technique does, however, require expensive specialized equipment and trained professionals to administer it properly. DEXA dual energy X-ray absorptiometry Originally developed to measure bone density, DEXA imaging has also come to be used as a precise way to determine body fat content by using the density of various body tissues to identify which portions of the body are fat. This test is generally considered to be very accurate, but requires a great deal of expensive medical equipment and trained professionals to perform. The most common method for discussing this subject and the one used primarily by researchers and advisory institutions is body mass index BMI. Definitions of what is considered to be overweight vary by ethnicity. The current definition proposed by the United States National Institutes of Health NIH and the World Health Organization WHO designate whites, hispanics and blacks with a BMI of 25 kg/m2 or more as overweight. For Asians, overweight is a BMI between 23 and 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity for all groups is a BMI 30 kg/m2 BMI, however, does not account extremes of muscle mass, some rare genetic factors, the very young, and a few other individual variations. Thus it is possible for an individuals with a BMI of less than 25 to have excess body fat, while others may have a BMI that is significantly higher without falling into this category5. Some of the above methods for determining body fat are more accurate then BMI but come with added complexity. If an individual is overweight and has excess body fat it could cause health risks. Health-related implications Animals can suffer from obesity as well. This German Shepherd dog is noticeably overweight. Animals can suffer from obesity as well. This German Shepherd dog is noticeably overweight. While the negative health outcomes associated with obesity are accepted within the medical community, the health implications of the overweight category are more controversial. The generally accepted view is that being overweight causes similar health problems as obesity just to a lesser degree. Adams et al. estimated that the risk of death increases by 20 to 40 percent among overweight persons.6 and the Framingham Heart Study found that being overweight at age 40yrs reduced your life expectancy by three years.7 Flegal et al., however, found that the mortality rate for individuals who are classified as overweight BMI 25 to 30 may actually be lower than for those with an ideal weight BMI 18.5 to 2589. Being overweight has been identified as a cause of cancer, and is projected to overtake smoking as the primary cause of cancer in developed countries as cases of cancer linked to smoking dwindle.10 Psychological well-being is also at risk in the overweight individual. Discrimination against fat persons is common socially and legally. This may affect their ability to find a mate or employment. Causes Being overweight is generally caused by the intake of more calories by eating than are expended by the body by exercise and everyday living. Factors which may contribute to this imbalance include: Limited physical exercise and sedentary lifestyle Overeating Poor nutrition Genetic predisposition Hormonal imbalances e.g. hypothyroidism Metabolic disorders, which could be caused by repeated attempts to lose weight by weight cycling, Eating disorders such as binge eating Alcoholism Stress Insufficient or poor-quality sleep Psychotropic medication e.g. olanzapine Smoking cessation and other stimulant withdrawal Noncauses Treatment A large number of people undergo some form of treatment to attempt to reduce their weight, usually either in an attempt to improve their health, to improve their lifestyle, or for cosmetic reasons. The generally recommended treatment for being overweight is a modified or controlled diet in conjunction with increased physical exercise. For those who are obese rather than overweight, more intensive therapies such as anti-obesity drugs and/or bariatric surgery are sometimes used. Studies suggest that reducing calorie intake by itself dieting may have short-term effects but does not lead to long-term weight loss, and can often result in gaining back all of the lost weight and more in the longer term. For this reason, it is generally recommended that weight-loss diets not be attempted on their own but instead in combination with increased exercise and long-term planning and weight management. The health benefits of weight loss are also somewhat unclear. While it is generally accepted that for significantly obese patients, losing weight can reduce health risks and improve quality of life, there is some evidence to suggest that for merely overweight patients, the health effects of attempting to lose weight may actually be more detrimental than simply remaining overweight11. Moreover, for all individuals, repeatedly losing weight and then gaining it back weight cycling or yo-yo dieting, is believed to do more harm than good and can be the cause of significant additional health problems. This is caused by the loss of more muscle than fat. There is no healthy, short-term solution for solving obesity, or being overweight. Changes in lifestyle, such as more exercise or dieting, must be permanent changes. See also Body image Physical attractiveness Underweight Obesity References ^ Katherine M. Flegal, PhD; Margaret D. Carroll, MS; Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD; Clifford L. Johnson, MSPH 2002. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2000. JAMA 288 14: 1723-1727. doi:10.1001/jama.288.14.1723. PMID 12365955. . ^ World Health Organization. Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. Report of a WHO convention, Geneva, 1999. WHO technical report series 894, Geneva 2000 ^ Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults--The Evidence Report. National Institutes of Health. Obes Res 1998; 6 Suppl 2:51S. ^ Use of relative weight and Body Mass Index for the determination of adiposity. Gray DS; Fujioka KJ Clin Epidemiol 1991;446:545-50. ^ Dympna Gallagher, Steven B Heymsfield, Moonseong Heo, Susan A Jebb, Peter R Murgatroyd and Yoichi Sakamoto 2000. Healthy percentage body fat ranges: an approach for developing guidelines based on body mass index. AJCN 72 3: 694-701. PMID 10966886. . ^ Kenneth F. Adams, Ph.D., Arthur Schatzkin, M.D., Tamara B. Harris, M.D., Victor Kipnis, Ph.D., Traci Mouw, M.P.H., Rachel Ballard-Barbash, M.D., Albert Hollenbeck, Ph.D., and Michael F. Leitzmann, M.D. 2006. Overweight, Obesity, and Mortality in a Large Prospective Cohort of Persons 50 to 71 Years Old. NEJM 355 8: 763-788. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa055643. PMID 16926275. ^ Peeters A, Barendregt JJ, Willekens F, Mackenbach JP, Al Mamun A, Bonneux L January 2003. Obesity in adulthood and its consequences for life expectancy: a life-table analysis. Ann. Intern. Med. 138 1: 24-32. PMID 12513041. ^ Katherine M. Flegal, PhD; Barry I. Graubard, PhD; David F. Williamson, PhD; Mitchell H. Gail, MD, PhD 2005. Excess Deaths Associated With Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity. JAMA 293 15: 1861-1867. doi:10.1001/jama.293.15.1861. PMID 15840860. . ^ Causes of Death Are Linked to a Person's Weight - New York Times ^ Scientists Agree: Obesity Causes Cancer | LiveScience ^ Sørensen TI, Rissanen A, Korkeila M, Kaprio J. 2005. Intention to Lose Weight, Weight Changes, and 18-y Mortality in Overweight Individuals without Co-Morbidities. PLoS 2 6: e171. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020171. PMID 15971946. . External links Obesity Epidemic: U.S. Temporal Trends 1985-2004 Ranking of Most Overweight Countries in the World 2005 World Health Organization fact sheet on obesity and overweight Ideal Bodyweight Calculator Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Overweight Categories: Health risks | Nutrition | Body shape | ObesityHidden category: Move protected Views Article Discussion View source History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages العربية Deutsch Español עברית Italiano Lietuvių Polski This page was last modified on 23 August 2008, at 11:0
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