Obesity is NOT a disease
“Close to a billion people – 1/8th of the world’s population still live in hunger. Each year 2 million children die through malnutrition. This is happening at a time when doctors in Britain are warning of the spread of obesity. We are eating too much while others starve”- Jonathan Sacks, a British rabbi, philosopher and scholar of Judaism.
How does this reflect on the rest of us? This makes everyone in these developed countries look bad and unhealthy, even the ones who don 't force themselves to eat tonnes of extra calories that their bodies don’t need. The ones who aren 't sitting on the couch all day long doing nothing as these people die because they can 't afford their basic daily needs.
Firstly, parents are the role model for their children and therefore should lead a healthy lifestyle in order for them to follow and also are the ones who cook at home so need to be aware of the amount of calories in certain foods. According to studies conducted by researchers, children with a healthy weight are fitter, more able to learn, more self-confident, less likely to have low self-esteem …show more content…
This figure is set to rise to half the world’s adult population by 2030! This is a growing concern in developed countries because obesity can cause health problems such as type 2 diabetes,heart disease and certain cancers. The main cause of obesity is consuming more calories than you burn off through physical exercise, the excess energy is then stored by the body as fat which slowly builds up until it 's too much for your body to handle. The best way to treat obesity is to eat a healthy, reduced calorie diet and to exercise regularly. It is also beneficial to seek psychological support to help change the way you think about food and eating. For some people with severe cases of obesity, medication and exercise won 't help so weight loss surgery may be
“Close to a billion people – 1/8th of the world’s population still live in hunger. Each year 2 million children die through malnutrition. This is happening at a time when doctors in Britain are warning of the spread of obesity. We are eating too much while others starve”- Jonathan Sacks, a British rabbi, philosopher and scholar of Judaism.
How does this reflect on the rest of us? This makes everyone in these developed countries look bad and unhealthy, even the ones who don 't force themselves to eat tonnes of extra calories that their bodies don’t need. The ones who aren 't sitting on the couch all day long doing nothing as these people die because they can 't afford their basic daily needs.
Firstly, parents are the role model for their children and therefore should lead a healthy lifestyle in order for them to follow and also are the ones who cook at home so need to be aware of the amount of calories in certain foods. According to studies conducted by researchers, children with a healthy weight are fitter, more able to learn, more self-confident, less likely to have low self-esteem …show more content…
This figure is set to rise to half the world’s adult population by 2030! This is a growing concern in developed countries because obesity can cause health problems such as type 2 diabetes,heart disease and certain cancers. The main cause of obesity is consuming more calories than you burn off through physical exercise, the excess energy is then stored by the body as fat which slowly builds up until it 's too much for your body to handle. The best way to treat obesity is to eat a healthy, reduced calorie diet and to exercise regularly. It is also beneficial to seek psychological support to help change the way you think about food and eating. For some people with severe cases of obesity, medication and exercise won 't help so weight loss surgery may be