Obesity- A Dangerous Epidemic

Obesity- A Dangerous Epidemic

Most people think that obesity goes no deeper than a less
than fashionable look, but they are wrong. Obesity today is
an epidemic, a disease spreading fast across both the
industrialized world and emerging economies.

Obesity means having too much fat on your body. First and
foremost, obesity puts a strain on joints and bones that
have to sustain more weight than before, which leads to
arthritis in the long run. The weight also tends to make
people less active, which, in turn, means more weight is put
on.

The lack of activity and high cholesterol brought by eating
too much of the wrong kind of food impair the proper
functioning of your heart and blood vessels. This results in
high blood pressure, stroke and other blood and heart
conditions. Excess weight also leads to apnea, the cessation
of breathing during sleep.

However, obesity can be cured with patience and effort. As
this diseases spreads over the land, so do the efforts for
curing it increase. Talk to your physician if you are
interested in getting rid of obesity.

Recognizing obesity?

The textbook definition of obesity is a body mass index of
30 or above. The body mass index is a measure of a person’s
weight scaled according to height, as developed by Belgian
scientist Adolphe Quetelet in 1840. This index serves to
show the amount of fat stored on the body, and the higher
your BMI is, the worst is your exposure to certain diseases.

Physicians also warn that having a lot of fat stored around
your waist increases the risk of developing diseases. Going
beyond size 35 in women and size 40 in men means only
trouble in the future.

Obesity- A Dangerous Epidemic