Before reading obesity causes and other facts of Obesity ,you should know what is obesity? well,Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health Or simply we can say that Overweight and obesity are defined as ‘abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health.
How it is measured ?
There is some debate surrounding the measurement and classification of overweight and obesity. The most commonly used measure for adults - endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and otherpolicy context - is a scale of Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is a calculation of weight in kilograms divided by height in meters, squared.
Causes of Obesity : -
Role of the food industry
Looking at key causes of the obesity problem, one of a recent series of articles in The Lancet medical journal: ‘comes up with a clear primary culprit: a powerful global food industry which is producing more processed, affordable, and effectively-marketed food than ever before.
The author, Boyd Swinburn, argues that the ‘increased supply of cheap, palatable, energy-dense foods’, coupled with better distribution and marketing, has led to ‘passive overconsumption’. Critics identify problems with the food industry, especially the growth of processed food culture, as:
Recipes high in sugar, salt and fat;
How it is measured ?
There is some debate surrounding the measurement and classification of overweight and obesity. The most commonly used measure for adults - endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and otherpolicy context - is a scale of Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is a calculation of weight in kilograms divided by height in meters, squared.
Causes of Obesity : -
Role of the food industry
Looking at key causes of the obesity problem, one of a recent series of articles in The Lancet medical journal: ‘comes up with a clear primary culprit: a powerful global food industry which is producing more processed, affordable, and effectively-marketed food than ever before.
The author, Boyd Swinburn, argues that the ‘increased supply of cheap, palatable, energy-dense foods’, coupled with better distribution and marketing, has led to ‘passive overconsumption’. Critics identify problems with the food industry, especially the growth of processed food culture, as:
Recipes high in sugar, salt and fat;
- Large portion sizes;
- Poor nutritional labelling; and
- Aggressive marketing of unhealthy food,
- especially to children.
To successfully address obesity, people must consume fewer calories, which means eating less food, or at least different types of food. This implies less industry profit, as the foods most at risk are the most processed, with the highest
profit margins, often made by the biggest industry players.
profit margins, often made by the biggest industry players.
The International Association for the Study of Obesity states that: ‘Excess weight gain was found to be the 6th largest contributor to the world's disabilities and premature deaths, and by 2006 excess weight had become the 3rd largest cause of ill health in the affluent world.’
Childhood obesity is linked with a higher chance of premature death and disability in adulthood. Overweight and obese children are at risk of staying obese into adulthood and are more likely to develop non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
like diabetes and cardiovascular disease from a young age.
like diabetes and cardiovascular disease from a young age.
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