Obesity

Obesity is an excess proportion in body fat and is a big problem in America. An adult with a BMI( body mass index) of 30% or more is considered obese and between 16 to 33 percent is considered obese for teens and children. A survey shows that between 2003- 2004 the prevalence of obesity was 31.1 percent and was 33.2 percent in the years 2005-2006. In the years from 2003-2006, 16.3 percent of children and adolescence were obese. This is concerning because obesity increases your chances of:

• Coronary heart disease
• type 2 diabetes
• cancer
• hypertension( high blood pressure)
• liver and gallbladder disease
• Osteoarthritis (degeneration of cartilage)
• stroke and more

The causes of obesity include lack of exercise, genes, excercise,behavior or the environment. when it comes to maintaing a healthy life it all depends on the calorie count you have to balance between how many calorie you consume and how many calories you lose or “burn off”. it is also good to keep a good diet as well. In the end it all comes down to one thing, it is good to maintain an unhealthy diet. Obisety is not a joke and is an unhealthy prblem in America. So everynow and then get out and play some ball with friends or just do something active instead of playing vidoe games all day.