WELCOME TO – O’ BEAST CITY, USA – NOW LEAVE!
IF GLOBAL OBESITY WAS A CITY – IT WO
ULD BE THE LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD!
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO ENTER O’ BEAST CITY, USA BUT ONLY 2 WAYS OUT:
HEALTY LIFESTYLES OR DEATH!
LET’S END GLOBAL OBESITY WITH 3 GOALS: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT.
1. ACKNOWLEDGE – BEING OVER WEIGHT
2. RESPONSIBILITY – GETTING MEDICAL CHECKUPS
3. COMMITMENT – TO EATING HEALTY DIET, FITNESS/EXERCISE
Summary
• Obesity is one of the leading risk factors for premature death. It was linked to 4.7 million deaths globally in 2017.
• 8% of global deaths were attributed to obesity in 2017.
• There are large differences – 10-fold – in death rates from obesity across the world.
• 13% of adults in the world are obese.
• 39% of adults in the world are overweight.
• One-in-five children and adolescents, globally, are overweight.
• Obesity is determined by the balance of energy intake and expenditure.
Rates have increased as the calories have become more readily available.
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