Cycle obesity: complications Cycle 2
respiratory dysfunction:
Obesity is frequently associated with numerous repsiratorie functional alterations, such as:
- Increased consumption of oxygen and carbon dioxide production at rest and exercise;
- Restriction of chest with increased respiratory load and consequent increase in the work of breathing;
- Decreased functional residual capacity and closing of small airways
- Reduction of ventilatory response to oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Exertional dyspnea is a common symptom in the obese.
gastrointestinal disorders
Among the diseases of the digestive tract, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, cholelithiasis, hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, acute diverticulitis may be treated with a significant weight loss .
Steatosis is the accumulation of intracellular lipids. It can be generalized or localized (focal steatosis). This accumulation indicates an imbalance between synthesis and secretion of triglycerides.
Alcoholism is the most common cause of fatty liver, but there is also a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcohol but not related to diabetes, obesity, abnormal nutrition.
Cardiovascular
The risk increases as BMI> 27.
The clinical features most of obesity are:
- ischemic heart disease;
- cardiomyopathy of obesity;
- arterial hypertension.
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