OBESITY

WHAT'S OBESITY

Information: obesity & weight loss issues. All of us need and have fat tissue in our bodies. However, when there is too much body fat, the result is obesity. Obesity is a complex multifactorial chronic disease that develops from an interaction of geno-type and the environment. Obesity is a serious medical disease that affects over a quarter of adults in the United States, and about 14% of children and adolescents.

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CAUSES OF OBESITY

Information: obesity & weight loss issues. A person becomes obese when more calories are consumed than he or she can burn. What causes this imbalance between calories taken in and calories used may differ from one person to another. However, obesity is more than just over-eating. Genetic, environmental, psychological, and other factors may all play a part in causing obesity.

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HEALTH HAZARD

Information: obesity & weight loss issues. Several serious medical conditions have been linked to obesity, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.

Obesity is also linked to higher rates of certain types of cancer. Approximately 280,000 adult deaths in the United States each year are related to obesity.

Obese men are more likely than non-obese men to die from cancer of the colon, rectum, or prostate. Obese women are more likely than non-obese women to die from cancer of the gallbladder, breast, uterus, cervix, or ovaries. Childhood Obesity is also highly prevalent in the United States.

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OBESITY MEASUREMENT

Information: obesity & weight loss issues. Doctors and scientists generally agree that men with more than 25 percent body fat and women with more than 30 percent body fat are obese. However, it is difficult to measure body fat precisely. There are multiple methods of measuring obesity. The body mass index (BMI) has become the medical standard used to measure overweight and obesity.

In recent years, the body mass index (BMI) has become the medical standard used to measure overweight and obesity. It is a height-weight system of measurement that applies to both sexes. It's not a perfect system, because (e.g.) very muscular people may fall into the "overweight" category when they are actually healthy and fit. But it is a useful pointer for most people. BMI is found by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by height in meters squared.

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OBESITY STATS

• 58 Million Overweight
• 40 Million Obese
• 3 Million morbidly
• Obese 8 out of 10 over 25's Overweight
• 78% of American's not meeting basic activity level recommendations
• 25% completely Sedentary
• 76% increase in Type II diabetes in adults 30-40 yrs old since 1990
• 80% of type II diabetes related to obesity
• 70% of Cardiovascular disease related to obesity
• 42% breast and colon cancer diagnosed among obese individuals
• 30% of gall bladder surgery related to obesity
• 26% of obese people having high blood pressure

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CHILDREN'S OBESITY

Information: obesity & weight loss issues. Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. Obesity in kids is now reaching alarming proportions. As these days kids spend more time in front of television, computer and video screens, their physical activity levels have decreased. Consequently, their body weights have increased.

Obesity in kids is now epidemic in the United States. The number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last two to three decades; currently one child in five is overweight.

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HEART DISEASE

Information: obesity & weight loss issues. Obesity is defined simply as too much body fat. Your body is made up of water, fat, protein, carbohydrate and various vitamins and minerals. If you have too much fat - especially in your waist area - you're at higher risk for health problems, including high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

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