Question

1-How does additional body weight affect physical status?

2. What are some of the barriers and challenges to losing weight in the

U.S.?

3. Discuss cultural considerations when discussing weight and weight

loss with clients.

4. What would you suggest to help Mark achieve a healthy weight?

Answer 1

Effects of high body weight:

• Body weight on heavier side puts more load on the weight beating joints like hip and knee. This causes OA pf hip and knee
• Back pain is a major complaint is obese patients due excess loading of the SI joint
• Complications like hypertension and diabetes are associated with heavy weight patients
• Cardiovascular diseases have also shown association with obesity
• Heavy weight patients also find it difficult to walk and this leads decreased mobility causing problems indigestion.

2. Barriers and challenges -

• The leisure and sedentary lifestyle
• Exclusion of exercises from daily routine
• Time constrains due to long working hours
• Junk diet like too much of can foods, oily and fatty food, soft drinks
• Alcohol consumption, smoking and drug abuse
• Excess use of gadgets like mobile and laptop make people lethargic
• Stress