How many people does obesity affect?

Answer 1

While some obese people can be genetically predisposed to obesity, the truth is that anyone could be affected by obesity.

If a person consistently consumes more calories than they burn off each day (determined by their basal metabolic rate plus calories burned from exercise) then they will put on weight. Should their Body Mass Index exceed 28 they are then clinically obese.

Answer 2

About 1 in 3 people in the world are overweight or obese. About 1 in every 250 suffers from some level of anorexia, or an eating disorder with anorexic-like properties.

so how mach is this all in percentages? [im not good at maths]

Answer 3

Obesity is a condition in which the cell mass increases and as a result the BMI also increases. The Basal Metabolic Rate outgrows with increased body mass as in case of obesity. This would ultimately make the individual lethargic in work condition and the sedantry lifestyle would creep in leading to imbalance in the functioning of the organs and hence ill effects follow up. So this should be prevented with regular work out and healthy diet pattern.

People who have obesity are affected by it most but however it can in turn affect those around them. For example if the obese person develops a life threatening disease related to their obesity it will emotionally affect the whole family.

Probably children. They say this is going to be the first generation ever to live younger than their parents, and the obesity crisis is getting worse and worse.