Obesity Statistics
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Obesity: A Disease With Deadly Complication
Despite a better perception regarding causes of obesity, the number of obese and overweight people is rising at an alarming rate. According to statistics presented at the 14th European Congress on Obesity, more than 300 million people worldwide are affected by obesity. Studies evaluate that obesity rates in Europe have risen 15 percent in the past ten years, while in Japan it has doubled since 1982. The big concern among specialists is the asto Read More... -
Causes Of Child Obesity
Why is your child overweight? Have you done something wrong? What have they done that has caused this problem? We see overweight children all the time, but when it happens to your child then that is the time to put your concern into action. In developed nations all over the world – particularly the United Kingdom and the United States – problems with obesity have become such a major issue that they are discussed widely on television, on the Inte Read More... -
Child Obesity and Diabetes
We cannot discuss obesity in the same terms when it deals with children as it relates to adults. Some researchers avoid the word “obesity” altogether in an effort to avoid stigmatizing individuals. Others use the term “childhood obesity” to speak of a general phenomenon. Nevertheless, obesity is indeed a problem among young people, no matter what terminology you choose to employ. Besides the obvious psychological issues that children afflicted w Read More...
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