Misconceptions of Obesity - Deutsche Adipositas Gesellschaft

MISCONCEPTIONS OF OBESITY
One of the ‘Misconceptions of Obesity’ is that many people in Europe do not realise
that it creates many secondary illnesses (also referred to as comorbidities).
IN THE PUBLIC SURVEY
‘OBESITY: THE UNDERESTIMATED THREAT’
84% of people
More than half
One in four
did not know
did not know
did not know
that obesity increases the causes
of cancer, even when prompted
that being obese can put you at risk
for heart disease, diabetes and high
blood pressure
that obesity
can increase the risk of stroke
THE REALITY IS HOWEVER THAT:
OBESITY IS A GATEWAY TO SERIOUS AND EVEN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS.
THE MORE OBESE SOMEONE IS, THE HIGHER THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING A RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE,
KNOWN AS A ‘COMORBIDITY’
7%
41%
Obesity is the cause of 7-41% of certain cancers,
including breast, colorectal, endometrial, kidney,
esophageal and pancreatic cancers.
SLEEP APNEA
STROKE
PULMONARY BLOOD CLOTS
ASTHMA
(Source: WHO fact sheet on Overweight and obesity)
CANCER
HEART DISEASE
23%
Obesity increases risk of cardiovascular diseases
including heart disease, high blood pressure and
stroke; 23% of ischaemic heart disease can be
attributed to obesity.
(Source: WHO fact sheet on Overweight and obesity)
LIVER DISEASE
DIABETES
INFERTILITY
ARTHRITIS
44%
HYPERTENSION
Obesity causes 44% of type 2 diabetes, which
can lead to blindness and kidney failure.
(Source: WHO fact sheet on Overweight and obesity)
European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), Obesity: An Underestimated Threat (2015).Conducted by independent strategic insight agency Opinium, in collaboration
with the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and with the support of Medtronic.