Because they're fat and some times they can not breath
In 2009, Alabama's obesity-related death rate was 39.7 per 100,000 people, with a total of over 2,000 obesity-related deaths reported that year.
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An MD can measure the percentage of fat for your body mass. If it is over the threshold, you are.
Hypothyroidism is the condition associated with an overactive thyroid. It can cause obesity in women over 50 if left untreated. Over time, it can also cause joint pain, infertility, and heart disease.
Obesity, in and of itself, isn't deadly. It's all the other complications that usually go along with the obesity that are the problem.
Obesity is growing, especially in the US. I believe there are more people overweight than what their normal weight shoudl be.
Pets suffer obesity because their humans over feed them.
Facts on obesity rates over time can be found from many sources. The Center for Disease Control, or CDC, published information on obesity rates over time on their website.
Over 500,000 people died and over 1,000,000 animals died as well
percentage of people that die from obesity each year
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.