Featuring Dr. Tasha Bienert, MD
Video Title: Obesity Symptoms & Treatments
Duration: 1 minute, 17 seconds

Obesity is a common condition that we see in the population today.

It's a body mass index of greater than 30, and this includes excess fat that will increase your risk of health concerns.

This is in a variety of areas. If you have an elevated body mass index, you're at risk of a variety of medical conditions. These include increased risk of cardiovascular disease, increased risk of diabetes, you may exhibit sleep apnea, which is a significant medical concern. You can have osteoarthritis of the joints, of the lower body, and finally, it increased your risk of cancers in a variety of types.

If you think that you may have a body mass index that's elevated it is important to speak with your family physician. There is a few reasons for this: one may be a balance between calories going in and expenditure of what you're doing with your fitness, and expenditure of calories.

However, there's also endocrine disorders that can be involved with obesity, such as hypothyroidism and these can be tested for with certain blood tests. In addition, there is psychiatric illness that can be associated with obesity.

If you feel that you have elevated body mass index or your weight is above normal it's important to speak with your family physician.

Video filmed in conjunction with The Copeman Healthcare Centre and Featuring Dr. Tasha Bienert

Presenter: Dr. Tasha Bienert, Family Doctor, Vancouver, BC

Local Practitioners: Family Doctor