Sunday, December 26, 2010

Fighting the Good Fight Against Obesity

Recent studies came up with a statistical figure that approximately fifty-eight million men and women are overweight; roughly forty million are obese; and around three million are morbidly obese. Another study said that eight out of ten adults over twenty-five are overweight. Being overweight and obese has been an on-going concern for a lot of adults. Surveys say that the population of obese people has increased drastically in the United States alone, and that cases of obesity-related health risks have grown at an alarming rate. Contributing factors A variety of factors play a contributory role in obesity, and these are:1.Energy imbalance. This occurs when the amount of calories consumed does not amount to the amount of calories

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