Best Doctors for Obesity Treatment in Vijayawada

Obesity according to WHO is the condition where the BMI (body mass index) is greater than 30 in a person and there is excess accumulation of fat in the body leading to various medical complications. BMI is calculated with mass in kg divided by square of height(in metre). Obesity is often due to consumption of excess amount of calories and food for a long duration but other risk factors include genetics, family predisposition, sedentary lifestyle, metabolic conditions, certain medication conditions like hypothyroidism , Cushings syndrome, prolonged use of steroid drugs, PCOD, insulin resistance, excess corticosteroid production etc. Obesity leads to many complications if not addressed and treated appropriately like diabetes, stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, cancers, infertility etc.