Obesity Package or Overweight Profile is a scientifically designed Lab Test Package from VIP Lab to help you diagnose the reason of Obesity and to know if Obesity is causing any harm to your body.
Obesity means excess amount of body fat or in other words what we call Over-weight.
It is a complex disease, which should not be ignored as it may be a reason of some underlying medical problems such as hypo-thyroidism (low thyroid production), Cushing's syndrome (excess steroid production) or Prader-Willi syndrome.
At the same time, obesity (overweight) may cause some serious health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers.
Diagnosis of obesity depends on the measurement of BMI (Body Mass Index). If your BMI is between 18.5 to 24.9 your weight is normal. If your BMI is 25 to 29.9 you are overweight and if BMI is over 30 you are having Obesity.
Causes and risk factors for Obesity:
What health issues does obesity causes:
This scientifically designed Lab Test Package from VIP Lab helps you diagnose the reason of Obesity and to know if Obesity is causing any harm to your body. If you come to know at an early stage about any health issues arising out of obesity, you and your doctor can take necessary steps to avoid any further damage to your health. This package includes the following tests: