{"id":2514,"date":"2019-10-31T07:01:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T07:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=2514"},"modified":"2021-03-31T00:06:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:36:17","slug":"obesity-affects-men-and-women-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/obesity-affects-men-and-women-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Obesity affects men and women differently"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: firstpost.com<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s a known fact that male and female bodies are different, not just anatomically but also genetically &#8211; remember the XX and XY genes from eighth grade? Now, research done at the University of Oxford has found that women are at higher risk of genetic obesity, though obese men are more likely to have kidney failure and start smoking!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/obesity-affects-men-and-women-differently\/#The_research\" >The research<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/obesity-affects-men-and-women-differently\/#Gender_matters\" >Gender matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/obesity-affects-men-and-women-differently\/#How_is_the_study_beneficial\" >How is the study beneficial\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_research\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The research<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The research was conducted with 228,466 women and 195,041 men to find specific ways in which a male and female body reacts to obesity. The Oxford team led by a scientific leader and fellow, Dr Cecilia Lindgren found that obese men are prone to an entirely different set of conditions than obese women, which range from kidney failure to lung cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The research was published in\u00a0<\/span>PLOS<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Genetics<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, a peer-reviewed open-access journal by the Public Library of Science, UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gender_matters\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gender matters<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There can be many causes for obesity &#8211; disturbances in body metabolism, underlying health conditions like hypothyroidism and an inactive lifestyle. These are just some of the factors that can make one obese. A person is said to be obese if their body mass index (BMI) \u2014 the weight to height ratio \u2014 is equal to or above 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, obesity manifests in different ways in men and women. While obese men have more abdominal fat (high waist to hip ratio), women tend to be more at risk of genetic obesity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"FirstPost_Wap_New\/FirstPost_Wap_New_Health\/FirstPost_Wap_New_Health_Internal\/FirstPost_Wap_New_Health_Internal_Between_Sections_300x250_2\" class=\"between-300x250\">\n<div class=\"ad-section text-center\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The study used BMI, waist to hip ratio (WHR) and the relation between the two as determining factors for complications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The following inferences were made:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Obese women are more prone to type 2 diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both genders are equally prone to heart diseases and stroke.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">High BMI and WHR together lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in men. Interestingly, the study found that obesity induces &#8220;behavioural changes&#8221; in men &#8211; it makes men smoke more (possibly as a weight loss strategy as smoking suppresses appetite). Heavier smoking, in turn, increases their risk of developing lung cancer. The same effect was not seen in women.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Central fat distribution increased the chances of chronic kidney failure more in men than in women.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_is_the_study_beneficial\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How is the study beneficial\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Obesity is responsible for about two-thirds of all the deaths caused by non-communicable diseases in the world even though most obesity-associated diseases are preventable through a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet. If we know the at-risk population, it would be much easier to take specific measures and save more lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a press release by the University of Oxford, Michael Holmes, an associate professor at the university and the co-supervisor of the study, explained the implications of the research. He said, &#8220;Given the compelling evidence of harm that arises as a consequence of obesity across a broad range of diseases that result in death, our findings highlight the critical need for public health measures to stem the tide of obesity.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weight-loss-gain"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Obesity affects men and women differently - MyMedicPlus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/obesity-affects-men-and-women-differently\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Obesity affects men and women differently - 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