Category Archives: Obesity

Obesity Causes and definition

September 3, 2007 – 4:59 pm

Weight gain occurs when you eat more calories than what is required by the body for doing activities. If the food you eat provides more calories than your body uses needs, the excess is converted into fat.
The reasons for the imbalance between calorie intake and consumption vary by individual. Your age, sex, and genes, and […]

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Obesity in America

September 3, 2007 – 4:57 pm

Did you knew that in 2004, the U.S. centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranked obesity as the most challenging health threat facing America.

Obesity currently results in an estimated 400,000 deaths annually and costs nearly $122.9billion.
Recently government programs have started to counteract the obesity epidemic , such as the U.S. Food and drug Administration’s […]

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Obesity

September 3, 2007 – 4:54 pm

Obesity is a state characterized by an absolute and relative excess of the reserves fat stocked in the adipose tissue. Obesity results when the size or number of fat cells in a person’s body increases.
A fit person has approximately 30 billion fat cells. When a person gains weight, fat cells grow in size and also […]

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