OBESITY! A SERIOUS RISK TO HEALTH
What is Obesity? Obesity is abnormal deposition of fat cells (adipocytes) in different areas of the body that are a risk to health. BMI over 30 is considered obese and over 25 is considered overweight. Is it common in Higher income countries! NOT ANYMORE Once obesity was only prevalent in high income countries but now it is much more prevalent in low to middle income countries but particularly in urban settings. Rates of overweight and obesity continue to grow in adults and children. From 1975 to 2016, the prevalence of overweight or obese children and adolescents aged 5–19 years increased more than four-fold from 4% to 18% globally. https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity#tab=tab_1 WHY YOU BECOME OBESE? The basic reason is the mismatch between intake and expenditure of energy. WHAT CAUSES OBESITY? There are many reasons this could happen https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459357/ 1. Availability and access to refined sugar products. 2. Sedentary lifestyle 3. Eating ...