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Obesity is the extreme form of being over weight. A person can be slightly over weight and not be obese.
Obesity is a medical condition of being over weight, where the body fat has accumulated to the extent that it could adversely effect the persons health and/or life expectancy.
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What is teen obesity?
Is when teenagers are seriously over weight.
Describe and explain the physiological basis of one disorder linked to lack of activity eg obesity?
The physiological effects of no exercise and being over weight obese
What are the signs and symptoms of obesity?
snoring lazy over weight high blood preasure
What is known as obesity?
obesity is when a person is over weight its basically when some one cant control eating and loads of fat build up in there body
Why is child hood obesity a problem?
Left untreated, child obesity leads to adult obesity. Obesity in adults is responsible for premature death or disability in many people world wide (Fact - More people die world wide from being over weight than underweight - World Health organization stats). Child obesity is completely preventable, and if nothing is done to correct diets as a child, our children are being set up for health problems in their adult lives.
Is child hood obesity a problem?
Left untreated, child obesity leads to adult obesity. Obesity in adults is responsible for premature death or disability in many people world wide (Fact - More people die world wide from being over weight than underweight - World Health organization stats). Child obesity is completely preventable, and if nothing is done to correct diets as a child, our children are being set up for health problems in their adult lives.
Can being over weight kill you?
Yes being over weight can kill you.
What kinds of obesity are there?
Twenty to forty percent over ideal weight is considered mildly obese; 40-100% over ideal weight is considered moderately obese; and 100% over ideal weight is considered severely, or morbidly, obese.
How does obesity affect your bones?
Over a very long period of time, and really only for a significant weight change. Your bones are constantly being (desolved and) rebuilt to match the strain put on them. If you're way over-weight, your back and leg bones will become stronger, as you loose weight they will become weaker (assuming that your level of exercise remains constant).
Why is it important to take action against obesity?
If you don't take action against obesity you could die of a cardiac arrest, heart attack and you could also get diabetes. also being over weight puts stress on your back and legs which could cause problems as you get older or more obese.
What is a good diet for people who suffer from depression?
Diet and depression can sometimes be linked. Obesity in turn can cause depression. Chocolate and relieve stress and depression too, but that wont work if you are depressed from being over weight.
What weight is morbid obesity?
People are considered morbid obese when their BMI (body mass index) is over 40. Also when their 140 percent of their ideal body weight.
