When people think of being overweight, they define it as being weighting too much.  However, the weight may come from having bigger or over develop muscles and bigger bone structures therefore; the person may not necessarily be overweight or obese.   
But medically, Obesity is a condition in which excess amount of body fat that has accumulated to such an extent which negatively impacts and harms the body.  So, proper measurement of the body fat content using the body mass index is correct way to diagnosed if one is overweight or obese. 

Why obesity should be treated?
The body is made up of water, protein, minerals, and fat.  A healthy body requires a minimum amount of fat for proper function of the hormonal, reproductive, and immune system, thermal insulation, and as energy for future use.But accumulation of too much fat in the body can be absorb by the blood causing high cholesterol or high level of triglyceride, which can then cause high blood pressure, cardio vascular diseases, stroke, and diabetes.

Health complications caused by Overweight
Hypertension
Hypertension can be cause in the case overweight patient when hearts beats more than 70 beats per minute. The heart usually pumps over 8 tons of blood so for patients who are overweight, the heart has to work extra hard to pump causing blood pressure to increase and causing other cardiovascular diseases.

Cardiovascular disease
Coronary artery supplies the nutrition to the heart.  However, when the artery is narrowed or blocked, the muscles around the heart are weakened and it starts to tighten and cause stiffness, which can result in heart attacks that can be fatal. 

Hyperlipdemia
Hyperlipdemia is a condition where lipids like cholesterol and triglycerides are high in bloodstream.  This condition can result in cardiovascular diseases such as Angina pectoris, myocardial infraction, and atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting the arterial blood vessels from an accumulation of plaques, such as fat and cholesterol in the walls of the arteries which causes hardening of the arteries.  This then causes insufficient blood supplies to other organ that can lead to aneurysm and heart attacks. 

Fatty Liver or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Fatty Liver is a condition that can be seen in overweight patients where fat and left over insulin accumulates in the liver cells. When this occurs, the patient may feel lack of energy and dull ache in the upper right abdomen, which is a possible sign of an enlarged liver.  This condition can be treated with weight loss, exercise, and diet.  

Gastrointestinal disorder
Overweight patents can have digestive disorders or chronic constipation.  This is usually caused by improper eating habits and weight gain, which can be treated with balance diet and weight control.

Diabetes
Just because you’re overweight doesn’t mean that you will develop diabetes.  However, there is greater chance of developing diabetes than those who are not overweight.  Adult Type 2 diabetes is caused when there is lack of transportation of insulin rather than lack of insulin.  The risk of Type 2 diabetes is associated with central obesity since a person with central obesity has excess fat around her/his wait which prevents the insulin from being transported into the cells of the muscles.  However, with proper weight loss and diet, this condition also can be controlled and treated.

Degenerative Arthritis/Osteoarthritis
The joints and cartilages in our body have weight limits it can bare before it starts causing them to wear and deteriorate. For people who are overweight, the extra weight may place extra pressure on these joints and cartilages, especially the hip and the knee joints. As a result, for people who are overweight, they are more apt to be frayed, injured, torn, and even wear away completely. So, they are more prone to develop arthritis as aging process progresses and advances.

Menstrual disorder
Overweight and obesity can cause irregular menstrual cycles since the hormone level becomes imbalance. In condition is severe, it can cause infertility and other complications with pregnancy.  Therefore, proper diet, exercise, and weight loss should be considered as main treatment for this condition. 

Sleep Apnea
In overweight or obesity patients, they may develop complications with breathing.  Patients may experience loud snoring with long interruptions of breathing due to partial or total obstruction of the air way, which can result in sleep apnea.  A person who has sleep apnea may suffer from daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating and headaches.

Psychological disorders
Overweight or obesity patients can also develop psychological disorders, which are more commonly seen in women. The patients may start loosing desires to complete tasks, develop depression, and other psychological and behavior issues from being overweight.  Likewise, for patients whose done excessive dieting can also develop eating disorders and psychological disorders.

Nuribom’s weight loss program and treatment
The reason for weight gaining can be different from one person to another.  For example, some people may eat all the time but will never gain a pound.  However for others, they may just gain weight even from drinking only water.  So, it’s best to diagnose individually according to the root cause and treat accordingly base on their constitution to eliminate any side effects and treat other underlying conditions as well.