"Definitions" - What is obesity?
Overweight is the excess amount of body weight that includes muscle, bone, fat, and water. Obesity is the excess accumulation of body fat. One can be overweight without being obese: a body builder who has a lot of muscle, for example. However, for practical purposes, most people who are overweight are also obese.
Costs of Chronic Conditions Linked to being Overweight / Obesity - Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), gallbladder disease, Heart disease, high blood pressure, and breast and colon cancer.
Obesity is the second leading cause of unnecessary deaths.
- Obesity is a chronic disease with a strong familial component.
- Obesity increases one's risk of developing conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes type-2, heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease and cancer of the breast, prostate and colon.
- Health insurance providers rarely pay for treatment of obesity despite its serious effects on health.
- The tendency toward obesity is fostered by our environment: lack of physical activity combined with high-calorie, low-cost foods.
- Discrimination and mistreatment of persons with obesity is widespread and often considered socially acceptable.
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To test your obesity, here is a link to a BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator. BMI Calculator
