Category: Obesity

The origin of the concept of obesity can be traced back to 30,000 years, to our prehistoric ancestors. In the Stone Age, in the Middle Ages, and in the 17th century overweight indicated prosperity, power, and fertility. Prehistoric statuettes, including the famous Venus of Willendorf, depicted abdominally obese women. Hippocrates (460 BC–370 BC) described the…

The aim of this essay is to focus on obesity in adults and this essay will be exploring the physiological and socioeconomic effects of obesity on the health and wellbeing of individuals as well as its influence on the wider society. The essay will further identify and evaluate one current health promotion strategy/policy from the…

The problem of obesity has developed into an epidemic in the past few years. The number of overweight people in the world is growing. Obesity can cause more serious consequences, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and psychological problems. Therefore, I will point out the causes of obesity and the measures that can…

Abstract There has been a significant increase in the near global population’s daily per capita supply of food is the result of globalisation and industrialisation. While the cause of obesity at the individual’s level is based on the amount of energy consumption that is exceeding the impact of energy expenditure by habitual behaviour towards and…

Introduction Body fat is stored as an energy storage for the body and is used to prolong survival if and individual is faced with food deprivation (Harvey & Wither,2008). In order for the body to function well the it needs a certain amount of body fat (Harvey & Wither,2008). In spite of that having excessive…

Obesity is the disease of this era, its prevalence has grown so much in the last decades because of the sedentary lifestyle most of us live today, and with that came an increase in a lot of other diseases shown to have a correlation with Obesity and one of these diseases is osteoporosis. Osteoporosis occurs…

Obesity is a known and well-established risk factor for osteoporosis. What are the possible mechanisms by which obesity increases the risk of osteoporosis? It was previously believed that obesity and osteoporosis were two unrelated diseases, but recent studies have shown that both diseases share several common genetic and environmental factors.. Despite the lack of a…

Without a doubt, obesity has been a problem in the United States for a long time and not much has changed. Who is to blame for this problem only getting worse? Well, Druv Khullar, a medical student disputed that society was the one who brought about this lifestyle of obesity. For the most part, junk…

It is not the noticeable dangers that should be feared, but the ones that are not spoken of. One of these dangers happens to be the rising obesity epidemic, which can be a result of consuming large quantities of processed or fast foods. Fast food has been a revolutionary force in American life, yet the…

Obesity is a problematic issue in pets and had caused much research to be done. Scientists and veterinarians are figuring out if genetics can play a role and how owners can fix the complication. Obesity is defined as the build-up of excess body fat that is 20 percent above the ideal weight, is typically developed…