Causes Of Obesity In Arkansas

Conquer Obesity There is a big problem in Arkansas. Arkansas is the number one state for obesity. The definition of obesity is that it is a serious, chronic disease that can have a negative effect on many systems in your body. There are too many people in Arkansas that are obese. Governor Asa Hutchinson has a ten year plan that is supposed to help people in Arkansas with obesity. There are a lot of factors that causes obesity. For instance, genetics, family lifestyle, inactivity, unhealthy diet, medical problems, certain medications, social and economic issues, age, pregnancy, lack of sleep, and quitting smoking. There are a lot of health issues that contributes to obesity. Essentially, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, arthritis, hypertension, …show more content…
For instance, genetics, family lifestyle, inactivity, unhealthy diet, medical problems, certain medications, social and economic issues, age, pregnancy, lack of sleep, and quitting smoking. Genetics is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. It is basically how your body converts food into energy and how your body burns calories during exercise. Family lifestyle can cause obesity also. Obesity tends to run into families. If one of you parents or both are obese, you may become obese also. This is not because of genetics. Families usually share similar eating and activity habits. Inactivity can really cause you to become obese. If you are not active, you can’t burn that many calories than you would be if you are active. There are some medical issues like arthritis that can cause you to be less active and that can cause you to be obese. If you are not eating right, you could become obese too. If you eat a lot of foods that have high calories and less vegetables and fruits, you could go into obesity that way too. For instance, eating at a lot of fast food places is not really good for you. The fast food has a lot of grease and grease can cause blockages in your arteries. Some people may be eating correctly and being active and they are still obese. Well, there are some people that have medical issues. Some medical issues are Prader-Willi syndrome and Cushing’s syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome is a …show more content…
Essentially, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, and bone and joint disease, etc. High blood pressure is the increase of pumping blood through the blood vessels. The more fat you have on your body, the harder the heart and blood pumps through your vessels. Extra weight can raise the heart rate and reduces the body’s ability to transport blood through the vessels. It is extra fat tissue that the body needs oxygen and nutrients in order to live. That way it could circuit more blood through the fat. Diabetes can affect your health. The major type of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. This kind of diabetes starts in adulthood and now it is occurring in children. You use insulin to keep your diabetes low. If you become obese, heart disease could happen. Atherosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries and then blood can’t flow throughout the arteries. Coronary artery disease is very common. It is basically fatty deposits that have been building up after a while and could cause you to have chest pains or a heart attack. Blood clots could also form and can cause a stroke. You could have osteoarthritis which is joint problems and obesity can affect the knees and hips because of the stress building up on the joints from the extra weight. You could also get cancer from being obese. Some of the cancers that women could risk getting are breast cancer, colon cancer, gallbladder cancer, and