The biggest health issue in America is Overweight and Obesity. What’s overweight? A condition where the person weighs more than what is considered normal for that height, age and sex. What’s obesity? A disease marked by excessive generalized deposition and storage of fat, with a BMI (Body mass index) of over 30. The statistics stated that overweight and obesity is the highest in the United States of America. There are million people in the united states that are overweight and obesity. Being overweight and obesity will put your health in risk for other health problems. The more body fat storage in the body more problems causes. To check to see if your overweight or obesity you have to look at the Body Mass Index (BMI) the body mass index is a weight in kilograms divided by the square or the height in meters. A high MBI can tell if he or she has a lot of fat in the body.
Overweight a person is considered overweight when their BMI is between 25 and 29.9. Risk factors Depression, high blood pressure. Remedies and Treatments are to exercise, reduced intake of food. The causes are because more intake …show more content…
Being overweight does not necessarily suggest excess fat. People like athletes and bodybuilders can be overweight but not very overweight. Overeating is not the only reason someone might be overweight; other causes include a sitting a lot way of living with no exercise, related to processing and using food or eating sicknesses/problems, or medical conditions like thyroid problems or other types of hormonal too much of one thing and not enough of another. Disabilities that stop exercise and food strong, bad body reactions can also add/give to someone being overweight or even very overweight. Mental conditions can further add/give to weight issues and make treating them very hard. For example, it is possible for someone who is having an eating disorder to be overweight at the same
Overweight a person is considered overweight when their BMI is between 25 and 29.9. Risk factors Depression, high blood pressure. Remedies and Treatments are to exercise, reduced intake of food. The causes are because more intake …show more content…
Being overweight does not necessarily suggest excess fat. People like athletes and bodybuilders can be overweight but not very overweight. Overeating is not the only reason someone might be overweight; other causes include a sitting a lot way of living with no exercise, related to processing and using food or eating sicknesses/problems, or medical conditions like thyroid problems or other types of hormonal too much of one thing and not enough of another. Disabilities that stop exercise and food strong, bad body reactions can also add/give to someone being overweight or even very overweight. Mental conditions can further add/give to weight issues and make treating them very hard. For example, it is possible for someone who is having an eating disorder to be overweight at the same