C 155 Pathpharmacological Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice
Obesity A. Investigation of Disease Process Obesity is one of the major global health issues of the 21st century. About one-third of the population of the world is either obese or overweight. In the United States, 34 percent of the adults live with obesity (Nakaya, 2018). The prevalence of the condition tends to be higher among women than among men. Obesity is a metabolic condition that is characterized by excessive body fat. It develops when ones caloric expenditure is lower than intake. This leads to the conversion of the excess nutrients to fat. Obesity is measured using the body mass index (BMI). When an individuals BMI is over 30kg/m2, he or she is said to be obese.
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