1. Obesity is a chronic condition like diabetes or heart disease.
2. Obesity wont go away by itself and can't be treated quickly.
3. You are defined as obese if you are 20% above normal body weight due to fat.
4. You may not look obese but if you fall in this category you run the health risks.
5. Your genes may explain some of your excess weight but not all.
6. There is a healthy weight range for everyone.
7. Your basic body shape is inherited; but your life style determines your health.
8. Even small amounts of weight loss result in big health improvements.
9. The only way to attain a healthy weight is to find a plan and stick to it for life.
10. You must develop your own plan that is flexible and keeps you happy.
11. 3-5% of U.S. medical spending goes to prevention; the rest, to treatment.
12. A Canadian study found that 83% of doctors are less likely to perform exams on obese patients, according to University of Alberta researcher Tim Caulfield, research director in public health sciences.
13. Only 36% of parents wtih heavy children say their doctor suggested their child lose weight, a Consumer Reports poll found; 64% say the doctor didn't mention it.
14. Liposuction among teens has tripled, to 5,000 last year, according to U.S. News and World Report.
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It weird to think you could technically look skinny but still be considered obese. Do you know how many people in the U.S. are considered obese? I have heard it is a large number. Do you think people might blame it on their genes and don't try to fix the problem?
ReplyDelete1-United states 30.6%
ReplyDelete2 - Mexico 24.2%
3 - United Kingdom 23%
4 - Canada 22.4%
5 - Greece 21.9%
6 - Australia 21.7%
7 - New Zealand 20.9%
8 - Hungary 18.8%
9 - Luxembourg 18.7%
10 - Slovak Republic 15.4%
11 - Czech Republic 14.8%
12 - Finland 14%
13 - Spain 13.1%
14 - Ireland 13%
15 - Germany 12.9%
16 - Portugal 12.8%
17 - Belgium 12.7%
18 - Iceland 12.4%
19 - Turkey 12%
20 - Poland 11.4%
21 - Netherlands 10.9%
22 - Sweden 9.8%
23 - France 9.5%
24 - Denmark 9.5%
25 - Austria 9.1%
26 - Italy 9%
27 - Norway 8.3%
28 - Switzerland 7.7%
29 - Japan 3.2%
30 - Korea 3.2%
Also for your second question yes very many people try to blame their genes for their obesity.
Wow i'd say that is definitely a large number especially compared to other countries. Why do you think the U.S. is so high when other countries keep a low percentage?
ReplyDeleteUS citizens have a tendency to go out to fast food resturants unlike all of the other countries that make home meals that are healthy like Japan that has rice all the time. To make this point short we like fat foods thus we are fat.
ReplyDeleteThat is crazy,liposuction among teens has tripled, wow teeens need to get out be be active.
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