The Rising Prevalence of Obesity Epidemic

The obesity epidemic becomes more prevalent all over the world. This now triggers for many life-threatening conditions that increases the costs for health care. The quality of life that all of us are trying to reach now depletes. Many countries are suffering from this problem that they make an effort to figure this one out. Even the third-world countries are affected just like the first-world countries. Statistically saying, the World Health Organization said that there are about 1 billion people that are overweight. In a span of one to three, one is considered obese. This is now the reason why this threatens the global countries epidemically.

Before, obesity was not being seen than now. The region where obesity is not yet increasing is in the sub-Sahara Africa. Because of this issue, there are measures that are being implemented so as to extend some solution to this problem.

The obesity has been defined as the result of the excess in the accumulation of the body fats. The WHO has defined it as the Body Mass Index of 30kg/m2 or higher. The move of the China and other Asian countries is towards the reduction of the consumption of the energy-rich foods, plus an exerted effort on the exercise. The eating of the Westernized foods is the main reason why these countries suffer from its fall.

Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer and even osteoarthritis are the accompanied conditions that are brought by the obesity epidemic all over the world. This is chronic as it reduces the life style of the person himself. This is also life-threatening and increases the dying risks of the people at a premature stage.

Obesity epidemic becomes an increasing health problem because it has many accompanied condition that may result such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer and even osteoarthritis. This is considered as chronic as it often lead on the reduction in the person's style. These are life-threatening and increase the person's risk of dying at a premature stage.

Governments and other Health Organizations began to tackle this issue in order to inform the society about the effect of the obesity primarily on their health. They have come to a point of resolving this through the awareness campaigns and dedicated education to the society. They want to inculcate to the masses the benefits of healthy eating diets and the benefit of exercising. The children are being taught about good nutrition and the goodness of staying healthy. The canteen menus in every school was undertaken to help the rising prevalence of childhood obesity. This is one step to defeat this deadly disease that is the number one leading cause of preventable deaths in this world.

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