Nutrition and weight management help you achieve and sustain a healthy weight as well as address obesity and nutritional deficiencies in your body. Unhealthy weight and nutritional deficiencies can lead to health problems and complications, such as increased risk of chronic diseases, weakened immune system, and decreased energy levels.
Level One Urgent Care is your dedicated partner in achieving optimal health through personalized plans, IV shots, medical monitoring, and a weight loss program. Our team tailors plans to meet your specific needs and goals.
Obesity is a long-term, complex health condition defined by excess body fat. It may result from inherited, physiological, lifestyle, and environmental factors.
Obesity can lead to various health conditions, such as an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. It can also affect bone health and reproduction and increase the risk of certain cancers.
Obesity can influence your quality of life by impacting factors like sleeping or moving. A healthy and balanced diet, increased physical activity, and behavior changes may help you lose weight and tackle obesity.
Body mass index or BMI is typically used to diagnose obesity by considering your weight and height.
You can also find convenient BMI calculators online to help you out. For adults, the World Health Organisation (WHO) categorizes overweight as a BMI equal to or more than 25 and obesity as a BMI greater than or equal to 30.
Obesity occurs when your calorie intake exceeds your calorie usage or burn through daily physical activities and exercise. Your genetics and behavioral, metabolic, and hormonal factors may also influence your body weight.
Other factors affecting weight can include engaging in stress eating or emotional eating (even when not hungry). Other causes can include:
To diagnose obesity, we perform physical examinations, such as calculating BMI and measuring waist circumference. Our provider may also check vital signs like heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature. They may also ask about other medical conditions.
After diagnosis, a tailored treatment plan is created based on your individual condition. Obesity treatment aims to help you maintain a sustainable, healthy body weight and fat deposition.
Obesity treatment may involve:
Nutrition is the source of energy required to carry out all the functions of your body. A balanced diet combines macro- and micronutrients.
Nutritional deficiencies occur when your body does not receive enough essential nutrients to function properly. These nutrients include vitamins, minerals, protein, fats, and carbohydrates. Lack of proper nutrition increases the risk of many diseases, such as anemia, scurvy, hemorrhage, rickets, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions.
Several factors contribute to nutritional deficiencies, including:
Loss of appetite can also reduce quality food intake, increasing the risk of developing nutritional deficiencies. You may look out for the following common signs that can indicate nutritional deficiencies:
Blood tests are commonly done to assess nutritional deficiencies by measuring the levels of specific nutrients in your body. Our provider may suggest dietary changes and IV hydration therapy, which injects essential nutrients directly into your bloodstream. IV hydration therapy can be helpful in cases where the gastrointestinal tract is unable to absorb nutrients properly.
Preventive care provides early interventions to manage nutritional deficiencies and reduce the risk of associated complications.
Our weight loss program involves performing a complete health assessment and monitoring your progress by tracking weight and body composition changes. We may recommend medication or IV hydration therapy based on this evaluation as part of your weight loss plan.
Whether you are looking to shed those extra pounds or address nutritional deficiencies in your body, our team is here to help you live a healthier life.
To schedule a consultation with our skilled practitioners, call us at 281-947-6160 or request an appointment online. Alternatively, simply walk into our clinic in Iowa Colony, TX.
