Obesity

“Firearms will kill about 30,000 Americans in 2008, but obesity will kill two and a half times as many people.”  Why [|obesity]? I decided to do my senior project on obesity because a lot of health problems in my family are because of obesity and my dad is also obese. Throughout my project I hope to help my dad lose weight by educating him and myself of the causes and how to eliminate obesity. Here are some statistics and facts about obesity:  Fun Facts
 * Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese.
 * Obesity and overweight pose a major risk for chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer.
 * The key causes are increased consumption of energy-dense foods high in saturated fats and sugars, and reduced physical activity.

Scary Numbers Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults overweight, at least 300 million of them clinically obese, and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. Often coexisting in developing countries with under-nutrition, obesity is a complex condition, with serious social and psychological dimensions, affecting virtually all ages and socioeconomic groups.

For more information, check out [|The Obesity Society]!



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