Well balanced life with attention to personal nutrition health, health wellness and some exercise is vital to happy life and longevity.
There is a new obsession in the world today. And that obsession is about weight. There is good enough reason for this too, as according to research almost one third of the American population is overweight today. But is being overweight the same as being obese, as many people tend to think today? Let’s look at some obesity facts.

Being overweight basically means having excess body weight in the form of muscle, fat, water and bone in the body. Your weight is compared to other, average, weights of a person of the same gender, height and build, and you are then considered either overweight or not. Being obese, on the other hand, is when only your body fat is measured in comparison to another person of the same gender, height and build and then rated. Many people who are overweight need not necessarily be obese as well, as body fat is not the only contributor to body weight. Practically however, the chances of an overweight person being obese are much higher.

Some obesity facts can be staggering. For example, the diseases that are shown to affect those who are obese is a very long list, and it shows clearly that obesity is pretty much the root cause for many health and psychological problems in the country today. Facts that show how obesity can double the risk of high blood pressure in a person, or that nearly 70% of heart disease patients are also obese are indeed some outrageous facts. These obesity facts are quite scary huh?

What could be the causes for obesity?. The most obvious cause for obesity would be the harmful lifestyles and eating habits. But there could be other reasons as well which lead to a person becoming obese. There are some anti depressant drugs that are said to have after effects of causing obesity in a person, while many disease conditions like hypothyroidism has also caused people to gain weight suddenly and become obese. Another cause which none of us have control over would have to be genetics. Many obesity facts show that for some reason or the other, there are a few of us who are more inclined towards being overweight and obese than others.

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