The fight against obesity, one of the leading health threats facing the world, is becoming increasingly important with each passing day.
Experts, noting that obesity may be redefined as “Chronic Disease Associated with Fat Accumulation,” emphasize that fat accumulation around the waist in particular increases the risk of fat accumulation in internal organs and alters blood lipid profiles.
Gizem Köse, a Nutrition and Dietetics Specialist at Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Hospital, noted that new studies are being conducted every day in the fight against obesity, one of the most significant health issues.
Noting that, according to the World Health Organization, the number of obese people has nearly tripled over the past 35 years, Gizem Köse added that studies are now beginning to identify different types of obesity.
Stating that obesity is beginning to be recognized as an epidemic, particularly given the body’s fat percentage and the associated diseases, Köse said, “When we look at the types of obesity, the group that begins with childhood obesity and continues into adulthood emerges as the highest-risk group. “The process of an increase in the number of fat cells occurs during childhood, and if no intervention is made during the transition to adulthood, the individual may continue his life as an obese person,” he said.
OBESITY-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE
Köse noted that in recent studies by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology, they aim to combine the new term for obesity in the literature—“Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease” (ABCD), or “Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease.” Köse added, “This has once again highlighted just how widespread—and yet preventable—this chronic disease is, especially since it develops later in life and spreads rapidly due to dietary and environmental factors.”
BEWARE OF WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE FAT!
Noting that this disease—diagnosed by examining both body fat percentage and blood test results—focuses on abdominal fat, Gizem Köse explained, “The more abdominal fat there is, the higher the risk of visceral fat accumulation and the more abnormal the blood lipid profiles become. In this situation, in addition to visceral fat accumulation, blood circulation slows down, and tissues are deprived of nutrients.” According to the World Health Organization, waist circumference must be kept under control. When looking at waist circumference measurements, it should not exceed 88 cm for women and 102 cm for men. In this case, it is more beneficial to pay attention to fat accumulation around your waist rather than your weight. “And as recommended by the World Health Organization, research shows that walking for half an hour a day makes it easier to keep your waist circumference under control,” he said.