Nutrition

All About Obesity : The Growing Problem Among Americans

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Introduction

There is a growing epidemic in the United States , literally . Obesity is quickly becoming the number one health concern of the nation , and can lead to a variety of other health conditions , such as diabetes , coronary artery disease , cancer , high blood pressure , high cholesterol , and osteoarthritis . However , the greatest implication that obesity has for the health of our nation is among children . According to the CDC (2009 between the years of 2003 - 2006

, 16 .3 of children 2 - 19 years old were obese . The saddest part , though , of the obesity epidemic and its affect on children is that obesity , in a large measure , is highly preventable . This will address what obesity is , what causes it and what treatments and interventions are available to cure and prevent obesity

About Obesity

Body Mass Index (BMI ) is a measure of a person 's weight in relation to their height , and offers a convenient and fairly accurate means of determining whether a person is underweight , normal weight , overweight or obese . Individuals who have a BMI of 25 - 29 .9 are considered overweight , and those with a BMI of 30 or greater are considered obese In short , obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat in the body . This excess fat is not , in and of itself , a serious health problem , but what the fat does to the rest of the body IS

Such large amounts of fat can...