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GENERAL PERSPECTIVE ON OBESITY |
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According to the World Health Organisation, over 1000 million people in the world are overweight, at least 300 million of which suffer from obesity.
One in five middle aged European adults is obese, which means that in countries like France, the United Kingdom and Germany there are between 5 and 10 million people who need treatment.
Obesity can be a degenerative illness that debilitates your system and may increase the chances of suffering from diabetes, stroke, Sleep Apnea (OSA), heart disease, etc.
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 General perspective on obesity
What are the causes of obesity?
Consider the consequences of obesity
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| General perspective on obesity |
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Obesity is an excess of body fat as a result of an imbalance between the intake and expending of calories. It is estimated that 115 million people in this group will develop serious illnesses, the overwhelming increase in type 2 diabetes and asthma are examples of this. In addition, a recent study has demonstrated that obesity has worse effects on health than tobacco or alcohol. The increase of chronic ailments due to obesity is similar to that of aging 20 years.
Obesity can be a degenerative illness that debilitates your system, and substantially increases the probability of dying of:
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- Heart diseases
- Diabetes (type 2)
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- Cancer
- Breathing problems
- Joint trouble
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One in five middle-aged European adults is obese, which means that in countries like France, United Kingdom and Germany, there are between 5 and 10 million people who need treatment.
According to the American Obesity Association, the risk of death in obese people is between 50% and 100% higher than people with an average weight. This means between 300,000 and 587,000 deaths a year, turning obesity into the second highest avoidable cause of death in United States. Obesity is a factor in increased mortality and a number of social and lifestyle disadvantages. |
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