Body Weight: Obesity

Body weight has become a big topic in America. Obesity is a even bigger topic due to diabetes, heart disease, cancer, obesity, and other conditions. According to statistics from the National Institutes of Health, 33% of Americans adults are considered obese. The overweight problem is now affecting our children as well. The U.S. Center of Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 21% of children between the ages of 12-19 are overweight, which is up from 15% in the late 1970s. Children who are born to overweight parents tend to be overweight themselves. You are considered to be obese if your weight is 20% above normal for your height. Obesity is thought to contribute to a wide range of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

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Diabetes: Type II(adult-onset) diabetes has tripled in the last 40 years-about 15 million Americans have this disease-and it continues to rise. A great majority of those with adult-onset diabetes are overweight. Studies have shown that losing weight helps diabetics control their disease with less reliance on medications. Losing weight also reduces the risk of developing diabetes.

Heart Disease: Obesity increase your chances of getting high blood pressure and other forms of heart disease. Studies have concluded that obesity tripled the chances of developing hypertension in people between the ages of 20 and 75.

Cancer: Obesity is an independent risk factor in the development of cancer. studies have found that overweight men have a higher rate of colon and prostate cancers, while obese women have a higher rates of liver, cervical, and ovarian cancers.

Other Conditions: Obesity may be contributing factor in a number of other health problems including osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, gout, and cataracts.