obesity+report

== PARAGRAPH 1 :  Why is it a health concern? Obesity is considered a long term disease. The amount of obese people in the world is on the rise, with the most numbers resulting in the United States. Over one third of the adults in the United States are what can be categorized as being obese. What is obesity? Obesity is excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. The most common measure of obesity is the body mass index or bmi. A person is considered overweight if his or her bmi is between 25 and 29.9 a person is considered obese if his or her bmi is over 30. == ** PARAGRAPH 2: **** Obese children are also vulnerable to a heart attack, which is quite shocking, they tend to pump with greater force to cells of the entire body. Heart attacks are seen in people above 30 years but even toddlers are vulnerable to this. Causes: there are many causes to New Zealand obesity in children. First of all you should know that the main cause is of not eating nutritional food and no physical exercise. An important cause of obesity in the sedentary lifestyle. Most people gain too much weight because they are taking in more calories then they are burning. Also improper eating habits of children are an important cause for child obesity. **  ** PARAGRAPH 3: **** Physical activity has proven benefits. It strengthens bones and muscles, improves mental health and mood, lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colon cancer. Exercise is also good for your brain, people burn more calories when they exercise. Thing is, they then compensate by eating more. **