Digital Magazine Class 32 Volume 1 May 2013 | Page 7

Is Obesity a major problem

T here are millions of obese people in the world and this leads to thousands of deaths every year . Obesity is a major problem in the UK , overall in the world we have the third highest amount of obese people at 23 %. “ Obesity is a term used to describe somebody who is very overweight with a high degree of body fat ” says the NHS board .

T he main reason people become over weight if they eat too many fatty foods this is because our body stores the fat round your organs to keep you warm and as an extra reserve of energy . There is now no need for this

in more developed countries where you get regular meals every . There are also an increasing number of high energy foods available and more and more people using transport and not walking all this lead to many overweight people across the world

O besity is a major problem in Brittan with children and adults . A BMI is the scale proportion of your weight and height if you are between 18.5 and 24.9 you are an ideal weight . If your BMI is over 25 you increase your risk of health problems but if you are over 30 ( obese ) you are casing a serious health risk to you self .