Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Review - Obesity Deaths and Related Illness

Obesity Deaths and Related Illness are at epidemic levels in the U.S.
The Mayo Clinic tracks trends in obesity and states that they are seeing an increase in Obesity Deaths and Related Illness.
Latest estimates are 130 million adults are obese and estimates are as high as 15% of all children are obese. Let's get a clear understanding of the term obese: Wikipedia defines obesity as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy.
Obesity Deaths and Related Illnesses are:

High Blood Pressure, hypertension
High Blood Cholesterol
Diabetes Type 2
Congestive heart failure
Heart disease
Stroke
Gall

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