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Causes of obesity

A number of factors can contribute to the development of overweight or obesity. Often, these are incorrect eating habits, or some psychological aspects, such as eating under stress. Obesity can also be related to certain diseases (e.g. thyroid disorders) and genetic factors.

However, genetic causes are not considered the only, or in most cases, the main, trigger of obesity. In short, being overweight occurs when the body receives more energy than it uses. Since physical activity is one of the main ways in which the body expends energy, lack of exercise also plays a crucial role in the development of overweight.

Obesity and health

Obesity is the most widespread civilization disease and results in approximately thirty diseases, most often in diseases such as cardiovascular diseases accompanied by strokes and heart attacks, type 2 diabetes, cancer, joint problems, sleep disorders, depression and chronic respiratory diseases.

The solution? Professional help is within reach.

The year-round AGEL Plus premium health care programs include many preventive examinations that will help determine the true state of your health and physical condition. During a comprehensive examination by a doctor at AGEL polyclinics in Prague, Ostrava, Pilsen and Olomouc, we will verify the results of physical and professional measurements, blood tests and laboratory tests.

This includes, for example, an examination of heart function (ECG) and the patency of carotid arteries. Lung function will be assessed by an orientation spirometry examination. Whole-body bioimpedance (InBody) is used to assess your body composition and monitor changes in the percentage of body fat, muscle mass and fluids, which helps to optimize nutritional and training recommendations.

Based on your medical history and results, the doctor will suggest further steps and issue a medical report. This may involve dietary, regimen or medical measures, the effectiveness of which you can check over time.

During the year, you will undergo selected examinations according to the selected annual program and the entire cycle may be repeated. In this way, we will cooperate to help you stick to the optimal scenario regarding your health and physical condition.

Always something extra

With us, you will not only get your truly personal doctor. The package also includes the services of your personal coordinator: Organization of care, ordering for a specific time with minimal waiting time for an examination, personal assistance during doctor visits, etc.

Furthermore, the possibility of arranging appointments in the network of other healthcare facilities of the AGEL Group, the possibility of using outpatient specialists or in Prague the possibility of a calcium score (CT) examination. Ultrasonography of the abdominal cavity organs is also available to you, which helps to visually assess the condition of the internal organs in the abdominal cavity, especially the liver, gallbladder, pancreas or kidneys.

And we will not forget about the care of your skin. In the dermatologist's office, we assess the overall condition of the skin and perform a full-body examination of moles with a dermatoscope.

We are going with you!

Join the group of satisfied clients of AGEL Plus, premium healthcare, who benefit from the availability of specialists and have improved their health and fitness. Did you know that some of our clients also come to the program as a couple, so that their motivation and success are as high as possible? We are here to help you on your path to health and fitness. Together we can do it.

The services described apply to our best-selling SILVER+ program; other variants include a larger range of services and examinations.