Types of Obesity

Types of Obesity 


Obesity is a disease caused by the accumulation of fat in the body, resulting in extremely overweight individuals. This may result in the suffering of others rigged diseases such as hypertension, diabetes or even cause heart problems. Obesity can be classified under various criteria, some of them are: 

According to adipose tissue morphology: 

Hyperplastic: the obese children often suffer it. It is caused by an increase in the size and number of fat cells. Childhood obesity is usually kept in adulthood, it is estimated that 70% of obese children remain at advanced ages. 

Hypertrophic disease occurs when there is an increase in the volume of adipocytes and adults tend to suffer it. 

Mixed: this obesity is caused by an association of obesity with hypertrophic hyperplastic, hence its name. 

According to the cause of the disease: 

Exogenous: the causes of this disease are related to the individual's routine, mainly to food has. This obesity is the most common, it is estimated that between 90 and 95% of people suffer from this type of obesity. 

Endogenous: this obesity is the result of suffering from other diseases, such as insulinomia, Cushing's disease or hypothyroidism, among others. It is less common, between 1 and 5% of those with obesity suffer from endogenous causes. 

According to the mobility of the disease: 



Dynamic: this is a recent condition and is characterized by a very easy movement of the fat and also by a decrease in the weight of the individual response of the adipose tissue-restricted diets. 

Static: this obesity, however, is in a more advanced stage. It is characterized by the presence of a basic energy requirement as well as a low threshold. In this condition the movement of the fat in adipose tissue becomes difficult with making diets. 

According to the distribution of fat: 

Android, abdominal or central: this excess fat is mainly concentrated in the chest, face and abdomen. Sufferers have risks of diseases such as diabetes, dyslipidemia or cardiovascular problems. 

Peripheral or gynoid: this, however, the excess fat is located primarily in the hips and thighs. Peripheral obesity often causes varicose and genoartrosis. 

Homogeneous: This excess fat is not located in a specific area of the body.