Denizli Özel Egekent Hospital General Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. İbrahim Ekiz drew attention to the increasing prevalence of obesity in our country.
Explaining that obesity threatens our health and paves the way for other diseases, Dr. İbrahim Ekiz said:
“Among European countries, we rank high in terms of obesity prevalence. Obesity invites many diseases that threaten human health, such as heart disease, hypertension, metabolic disorders, stroke, sleep apnea, and diabetes. Among the causes, we can list trends in dietary preferences toward more processed foods and an increase in sedentary behavior…” Dr. İbrahim Ekiz stated, “Body weight is calculated by dividing by the square of height; a value between 18.5-24 is considered normal, 25-30 is overweight, and above 30 is considered obese.”