IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Prospective Analysis of obesity among 490 Patients

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Selvi Karthigai .A and Mohan Jagan Dr

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Metabolic Syndrome is prevalent in World level and it leads to serious health hazard which was due to increased weight, abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, sedentary lifestyle, age and genetic factors. Lifestyle modification, pharmacology and surgery helps to maintain weight which directly linked to met’S. Aim:To assess the lifestyle disease condition in cosmopolitan city among women and men from rural and urban areas . To evaluate the effect of bariatric surgery,nutrition knowledge and physical exercise on obesity. Materials and Methods:The study was conducted at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals among male and female patients aged 20 to 70 years based on a random sampling procedure . 495 male & female subjects have been selected between 18 to 30 years(28), 31 to 40 years (61), 41 to 50 years(48) 51 to 60 years (49), 61 to 70 years (11), 71 years and older (2). Results and Discussion:Mean Height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, Hipcircumference, WHR of male and female were 168±7.2, 156±6.62, 92.19±17, 79.38±13.75, 32.29±5.88, 32.52±5.13, 41.99±6.65, 40.2±6.23, 43.36±6.07, 1.10±2.23, 0.91±0.08 respectively. The overweight ,obesity Grade I population was more in 41-50 years age group of both sexes, Grade II obesity was more in female population in 41-50 years, 51-60 years age groups. .Weight loss was more effective in morbid obese who underwent bariatric Surgery than non surgical subjects (23 kgs and 8.34 Kgs). Conclusion:It can be concluded that abdominal obesity found to be extremely high in Grade I obesity. Decrease in BMI was achieved by increased awareness and general well being.

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