Do you consider yourself as an obese? Do you know that if yours calculated Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30kg/m2 and above it is consider as an obese? Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of weight for height (Must & Anderson, 2006. p.590-594). The obesity problem is on the rise among Malaysians nowadays. Malaysian is one of the fattest countries in South-East Asia. The Malaysians population intake of energy in fats and sugar was increase by the statistics that can be obtaining from several Ministries for the last two decades. This is occurs due to the rising of fast food and the ‘westernization of global eating habit (Ismail et al, 2002, p.204). Several ways need to be taken to overcome the obesity among Malaysians. Obesity among Malaysians can be overcome by promoting awareness campaign through the social media, interactive program and education.
World Health Organization defines obesity as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that can cause risk to (Overweight and Obesity Fact Sheet, 2011). Obesity is the fifth leading risk for global deaths. WHO stated that at least 2.8 million adults are dying due to the obesity. Obesity is linked to more death than underweight. The fundamental cause of obesity is an energy imbalance between the calories eaten and the calories used. According to a report by UK-based poverty and disaster relief group ranked Oxfam International, Malaysia is ranked 44th out of list of 125 countries globally while WHO ranked Malaysia as sixth highest obesity rate on 2010. World Anti-obesity day is on November 26 as part of an annual campaign to increase awareness worldwide on obesity.
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Obesity is a global medical issue where people are confused between eating and dieting. I am an Omani student, and back in Oman, it has the same issue as the United States does. Both society try to stop their people from having obesity. However, “What You Eat is Your Business” written by Radely Balko explains how government allow unhealthy food to spread out over the country, and in return the government tries to push people to focus on health care systems where people may not be able to do it. Beside on that, American people try to reduce their meals or eat just a few amount of food without differentiate between health and unhealthy food, and that is because they want to become healthier, which Mary Maxfield clarifies that on her article “Food
Marder, William D. and Stella Chang. “Childhood Obesity: Costs, Treatment Pattern, Disparities in Care, and Prevalent Medical Conditions.” Thomson Medstat Research Brief. Web. 5, September 2011.
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Obesity has been a health problem ever since infectious disease had began in the first half of the 20th Century. The person with obesity is not the only person who is affected by their disease. In the case of childhood obesity, It can affect the parents because they might be the cause of the child’s issues. It can also lead to many different health problems such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and respiratory problems, and it can also even lead to death. Obesity has affected the world in many ways: task forces have been formed to address the issue, people are suffering from health problems due to obesity, and others suffer psychological and social issues.
Study conducted by the Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia (BoD) in 2003 indicated that in Australia 7.5% of the total burden of disease and injury was due to obesity. Around 55% of the burden related to diabetes, 21.3% of cardiovascular disease, 24.5% of osteoarthritis, 20.5% colorectal, breast, uterine and kidney cancers is due to obesity (4) (5). Other obesity related conditions are obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), sleep apnea, gout, gall bladder disease & gallstones, back, mental and reproductive issues, depression, loss of self-esteem and weakening peer-group
Childhood onset overweight and obesity and its’ associated health consequences are quickly becoming major significant public health issues facing America today. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define overweight as a body mass index (BMI) between the 85th and 95th percentile while obese is defined as BMI above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex . The prevalence of overweight children, defined based on 2009 CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics data, has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Between 1980 and 2006, the incidence of overweight among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% to 17.0% while overweight levels for adolescents aged 12 to 19 years increased from 5.0% to 17.6% . Not only has prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity increased dramatically over the last several decades, but being an overweight or obese child puts one at a heightened risk for adult overweight and obesity .
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There is a concerning rise in childhood obesity throughout the United States, making it an epidemic in our country. Obesity has become a threat to the health of many children, with rates more than doubling in children and quadrupling in adolescents over the past 30 years. According to Childhood Obesity Facts (2015), the percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period. When discussing obesity, it is important to define the term.
The obesity epidemic is a globally acknowledged serious population-level public health issue. Obesity is the number two cause of mortality behind smoking in ...
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Obesity is a physiological condition characterised by an excessive accumulation of body fat, specifically the build-up of adipose tissue beneath the skin. In recent years, the number of people diagnosed with clinical obesity has increased dramatically, with governments desperately trying to tackle the obesity epidemic and its associated consequences (McLannahan and Clifton, 2008). Studies have found that the prevalence of obesity once stood at an estimated 9.8% (Kelly, Yang, Chen, Reynolds & He, 2008), a considerable figure representing almost 400 million individuals worldwide. Even though obesity has now been recognised as a major problem the number of people affected is increasing rapidly, with almost 300,000 deaths attributable to obesity in the USA each year (Allison, Fontaine, Manson, Stevens, & VanItallie, 1999). Excessive amounts of fat can prove dangerous as the condition has a very high comorbidity rate with other long term health issues such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and cancer (Pi-Sunyer, 1993). Numerous examples of media, medical journals and educational literature concerning obesity refer to the condition as a disease, with an increasing use of the word ‘Epidemic’ to describe the somewhat recent surge of obesity cases in western societies (Boero, 2007), however there is little material available that offers evidence for obesity meeting specification for disease. Instead it has been proposed that obesity is alternatively a risk factor for developing other potentially harmful diseases, influenced by a variety of other factors i.e. genetics, cultural ideals and biological impairments.
Childhood obesity is a serious medical problem that affects children. Obesity is a medical term, commonly defined as being extremely overweight, which is only half the case. (www.wikipedia.com) Many parent’s ask if their child is obese, or at risk of becoming overweight, and they ask what to do about it. MD, Dennis Clements tells parents: “Obesity is a family event, not an individual event”.
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INTRODUCTION Worldwide, “Overweight/obesity is the major contributor to the burden of disease and disability” [1]. Nowadays, over 1.5 billion and 500 million adults are suffering from overweight/obesity respectively. It leads to almost 3 million related death per year which is more than the number of deaths due to underweight [2]. In Vietnam, overweight prevalence in adult is 15.3% in urban areas and 5.3% in rural areas if using Caucasian Body Mass Index (BMI) cut-off ; 32.5% and 13.8% respectively while using Asian BMI cut-off [3]. Recent evidences showed that at the same age, sex and BMI, Asians have higher percentage of body fat and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease than Caucasians [4]. That is why using Asian BMI cut-off is more recommended in order to reveal the real burden of overweight/obesity in Vietnam. The fact that every one out of three urban residence (32.5%) is overweight [3] while they account for approximately 30% Vietnamese population [5] made a considerable warning situation. In addition, the situation is more alarming while looking at the increasing trend of overweight/obesity through years.
Obesity occurs in all countries and it is one of the gravest problems in modern society. Obesity problems have become one matter of concern for individuals all around the world. What is more is that Obesity rates continue to rise all around the world. One of the chief causes is unhealthy diets. Obesity is also due to lack of exercise and lack of education and awareness. Therefore obesity has various effects including the risk of suffering from a range of health conditions, increased expenditure on health care and lack of self-esteem.