OBESITY

PREVENTION AND
CONTROL
BY,
THIANESWAR.I.S
PREFINAL
CONTROL

• Control of obesity centres around weight reduction

WEIGHT CONTROL

• Defined as approaches to maintaining weight within

healthy/normal/acceptable range of BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 kg per metre
square throughout adulthood
• Prevention of weight gain of more than 5kg in all people
• In already overweight a reduction of 5 to 10% of body weight
CAN BE ACHIEVED BY DIETARY CHANGES,
INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND OTHERS
DIETARY CHANGES

• The proportion of energy dense foods such as simple carbohydrates

and fats should be reduced
• Fibre content in the diet should be increased through common
unrefined foods
• Adequate levels of essential nutrients in the low energy diets should be
ensured
• Reducing diets should be as close as possible to existing nutritional
patterns
INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• Important part of weight reducing program

• Regular physical exercise is the key to an increased energy expenditure
OTHERS

• Appetite suppressing drugs

• Surgical treatment- gatric bypass, gastroplasty, jaw wiring
• Health education- in teaching the people how to reduce overweight and
prevent obesity
PREVENTION OF OBESITY

• Involves action at several levels

• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
PRIMARY PREVENTION

• Objective - to decrease the number of new cases

• The family, Kindergarten ,School, local community, health service,

media ,Sports associations ,civil associations are included
• Measures should be implemented at all levels and in different
environments
• Measures should cover the local, national and international levels
SECONDARY PREVENTION

• Objective-To lower the rate of established cases in community

• Involve the patient and his family in an outpatient treatment program
for obesity
• Education and explanation of the disease
• The goal is to reduce body weight or atleast maintain the same weight
to the achieved target weight
TERTIARY PREVENTION

• Objective-To stabilize or reduce the amount of disability associated with

the disorder
• Dietetics, psychologists, sports pedagogues, Informatics are involved in
treatment
• Comprises activities and measures to prevent progression of metabolic
diseases and obesity (glucose metabolism (diabetes type 2,
hyperinsulinism), menstrual cycle disorder, overeating, hyperlipidemia,
hypertension, fatty liver infiltration, respiratory disorders, sleep
disorders ,Orthopaedic complications
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