OBESITY: FROM PHYSICAL HEALTH TO MENTAL HEALTH

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593272315046

• Palavras-chave: obesity; depression; Binge Eating Disorder; mental health

• Keywords: obesity; depression; Binge Eating Disorder; mental health

• Abstract:

  Obesity is a multifactorial disease centered on the accumulation of fat that affects not only survival, but also the psychosocial issues of the individual, which is not restricted to a certain geographic space, constituting an epidemic. In this sense, it will be discussed about the various spheres that make up the plurality of this disease. The study divides the organic repercussions secondary to obesity correlating with damage to physical health: such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, heart, lung and gastrointestinal complications. And also with regard to social stigmas, which reflect on the quality of life and mental health of obese patients, leading to the appearance of disorders such as anxiety and depression, and eating disorders. This review article aims to associate obesity with its psychological and metabolic consequences, in order to optimize the therapy adopted for these individuals, leading to a greater perspective of the effects of this disease on them.