English Project Obesity | Seite 3

Americans get fatter they also get sicker with diseases that include diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancers. Until we can reverse the trend of obesity the costs of this disease will continue to rise.

Top Causes of Obesity

1

Poor Nutrition

Poor nutrition is a huge contributor to obesity. If your body isn't getting the nutrients that it needs, then it begins to slow down, making it even harder to lose weight and causing obesity.

2

Lack of Excercise

Lack of exercise is another contributing factor to obesity. Without a balance in the number of calories consumed, and the number of calories burned weight gain occurs.

factor to obesity. Without a balance in the number of calories consumed, and the number of calories burned weight gain occurs.

3

Health Literacy

Low health literacy contributes to our nation's epidemic of obesity also. Our country is greatly in need of a better health education to keep the obesity rate from increasing any furthur.