When Is a Person Considered Obese?

When Is a Person Considered Obese?

Obesity, which occurs as a result of an increase in body fat in proportion to lean body mass excess weight gain is defined as. The daily energy requirement, which varies according to the person's age, sex, physiological characteristics and genetic makeup, increases the risk of fat storage in the body when there is more than the energy expended, which can lead to obesity.

Obesity, according to the World Health Organization, accumulation of fat in the body at a level that would be harmful to health is defined as. It both negatively affects the quality of life and increases the risk of developing many health problems.
Obesity is defined as an increase in fat tissue that should normally be 15-18% in adult men and above 30% in women, which should normally be 20-25%.

Causes of Obesity

Causes of Obesity

  • Bad eating habits
  • Excessive calorie intake
  • Sedentary lifestyle
  • Age
  • Hormonal factors
  • gender
  • Genetic predisposition
  • Psychological state of the person
  • Cultural differences
  • Alcohol and tobacco use
  • Frequent implementation of low-calorie and restrictive diets

What Are the Symptoms of Obesity?

What Are the Symptoms of Obesity?

The main symptoms of obesity are:

  • Sleep disorders
  • Excessive sweating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Increased appetite
  • Snoring
  • Do not get tired quickly
  • Swelling in the feet
  • Back pain
  • Increased fat in the abdomen and waist
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Are you in the healthy range? Use this tool to calculate your BMI now to know your risk for obesity-related diseases.

BMI uses weight and height to estimate body fat. A high BMI is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat for most people.

Sleeve Gastrectomy (Tubular Stomach) Obesity Operations

Laparoscopie je operació a eliminar uma grande parte do corpo de stomástico, para proteger una parte del stomástico que se segura que segura se segura a entrada. In the operation, the part of the stomach that stretches and expands the most and manages the appetite is removed. This surgery mainlyaims to reduce the amount of food taken by reducing the volume of the stomach. In addition, due to the hormone called Ghrelin secreted from the removed part of the stomach, it is a very effective surgeryon appetite control and satiety.

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Why is Turkey so popular in medical tourism?

Turkey; with infrastructure facilities, successful doctors and comprehensive treatment facilities one of the leading healthcare countries in the world. Among the main reasons why it stands out in health tourism, JCI approved and easy access to highly equipped hospitals included.In addition to all these advantages, Competitive Prices and at the same time being a tourist country Thanks to this, Turkey is one of the first choices of individuals who want to undergo the treatment process in another country.

Easy Transportation
Turkey is located in Southwest Asia. Turkey has the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean to the southwest, Bulgaria and Greece to the northwest, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran to the east, Iraq and Syria to the south.
Holiday Opportunity
Turkey offers you many holiday opportunities. We organize special city tours and holiday packages according to your request before or after your treatment.
Shopping Option
In Turkey, along with your treatment, you can also benefit from shopping facilities that suit your wishes.
First-Class Hospitals
Turkey is one of the first choices for individuals who want to spend the treatment process in another country thanks to easy access to JCI approved and highly equipped hospitals.

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Why Central Hospital?

Central Hospital has been serving continuously since 1994 in Kozyatagi, one of the central points of Istanbul, with 6,500 square meters of indoor space and about 400 medical personnel.

The following procedures take place approximately per year in our hospital:

200,000 outpatient admissions

10,000 inpatient treatments

6,000 surgeries

Approximately 1,500—2,000 births

Hosted over 500,000 guests

Central Hospital provides services with a capacity of 51 beds, 5 operating rooms where open and closed (laparoscopic) operations can be performed, adult intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit and modern delivery rooms. Closely following medical technology, Central Hospital is renewing and expanding its device department every day.

Our hospital has a structure that focuses on patient safety and patient satisfaction. Our hospital, which implements the Quality Management System of the Ministry of Health, has Group A status within the scope of the Ministry of Health Quality Standards. It received 92.92 points from the Quality Standards audit conducted by the Ministry of Health in 2020.

Within Central Hospital, in order to ensure international patient coordination and promote our hospital abroad Department of International Patient Services was established. Our staff on duty in this unit; language support, visa procedures, international insurance services and counselling We offer comprehensive support to our guests in such matters.

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