ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN ADOLESCENT, YOUNG AND ADULT POPULATION – A SURVEY BASED ANALYSIS

Abstract

Obesity plays an important role in the pathophysiology of metabolic and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hence obesity can also be defined as excessive storage of energy in the form of fat causing adverse effects on various other diseases like cancer thereby increasing the mortality and morbidity of the increasingly overweight population.They are usually more prevalent among the minority groups like African - American and Hispanic populations. If a male has BMI equal to or greater than 25 then he is considered overweight and less than 25 considered normal. If his BMI is less than 18 then he is considered to be underweight . It poses a major risk factor for the development of stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertension, coronary artery disease and cancer related mortality world wide. The association between Obesity and hypertension, diabetes mellitus and sleep apnoea has shown to increase the incidence of CVD disorders. Obesity has been developed as a growing problem in today’s world.