Currently, two out of three adults are considered overweight or obese .According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Rhine Diseases, one in twenty adults is considered to be extremely obese Do not you think that this data is very alarming? If we analyze how the body of an obese person is inside, we will discover the ravages that this pathological state can do to our organs.Let's know more!
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How is the body of an obese person inside?
Did you know that about 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight and obese in the world? Both overweight and obesity are the fifth risk factor for human death in the world.
Obesity is a chronic disease generated by several factors.It is characterized by hypertrophy of the adipose tissue, that is, the excessive accumulation of fat in the body and puts health and life at risk.
Although there is a warning about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, where many fruits, vegetables, water and natural foods are consumed, in addition to staying in movimi Then, and do constant physical activities, few people really follow these tips.
To teach how is the body of an obese person inside, the BBC made a documentary called« Obesity-The Post Mortem ”, Where through an autopsy on an obese woman who donated her body to science and research, shows how organs are affected and how they work.
The woman was from Long Beach, California. She was a little over 60 years old and weighed 107 kilos , her height was only 156 centimeters and she had died of heart failure.At the autopsy her skin was examined , liver, heart, lungs and kidneys.
The first procedure was to open the woman's thorax , and the tissue was difficult to cut because of the large amount of fat "neon yellow" she had, which she did that Carla Valentina, technical curator of the pathology museum at Queen Mary University, will become more aware of the fat in her own body.Who would not?
The fat is displaced to other organs and not allows its proper functioning, that happened with the woman's liver, which was described as "pate" due to the texture and the large accumulation of fat.Its color was pink and not red.
The heart also suffers and changes a lot.The woman's was very large and weighed twice as normal.It was also very malleable, something like a bag , very different from that of an athlete because example, which is strong and solid.This way in the heart makes it difficult to pump blood to the body.
The lungs also showed pulmonary edema, which could lead to heart failure.
If a person suffers from obesity and overweight, this can cause type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, liver disease, osteoarthritis, stroke and some forms of cancer.
Now that you know what an obese person's body is like inside and everything that causes, you may need to analyze your diet and your lifestyle. Is it leading you to health or illness?
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