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Obesity is growing fast as a serious health problem amongst the people of all age
group due to changing lifestyle and eating habits. It is a condition of excess body
weight i.e. when a person is 20 % or more above ideal body weight. The most common
measure of obesity is the body mass index or BMI. A person is considered obese if
his or her BMI is over 30.
Obesity is not just a cosmetic problem. It is
a health hazard. Someone who is 40%
overweight is twice more likely to die prematurely than an average-weight person.
This is because obesity has been linked to several serious medical conditions including:
Cardio Vascular Disease read more...
Diabetes
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Cancer
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Sleep Apnea
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Doctors generally agree that the more obese a person is the more likely he or she is to have health problems. People who are 20% or more overweight can gain significant health benefits from losing weight. Many obesity experts believe that people who are less than 20% above their healthy weight should still try to lose weight if they have any of the following risk factors.
Causes of Obesity
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Theories Related to Obesity read more...
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