BMI is the world’s computed as a weight in kilograms divided by the value of the height in meters squared (Author, Chris. Lockyer 781). The calculation is demonstrated in adults or individual showing a BMI 25 and 29.9 has been overweight, while those with BMI 30 and above are considered obese. The increased risk of morbidity and mortality can be related to obesity. In US the prospective cohort study have showed that being overweight increases the risk of death by 20 to 40 %. This shows that obesity increases to three-fold compared to people with normal weight. Obesity is highly linked to the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, musculoskeletal disorders, heart disease and cancer (Author, Chris. Lockyer …show more content…
The incidence of the obesity are continuously checked through the global database on the BMI of the WHO. This was shown between the 1998 and 2008, obesity is believed to have doubled itself over the globe, because it has risen from 5% to 10% in men and 8% to 14% in women worldwide. Obesity occurrence differs among the regions and between high and low income of the countries. It is highly proven that it is higher in the WHO Regions of the Americas which shows 26% while in South East Asia only shows 3%. Obesity increases due to the income level of the country: these countries are the countries with the upper middle and high income which double the rates of the lower middle and low income countries. Obesity is proven to be rising higher in women than in men in the world. In low and lower middle income countries of the women’s rates are almost the double of men, but in the higher countries they are considered to be similar (Author, Chris. Lockyer