Ask the average person what is obesity and why people are getting fatter and the response is likely to be things like we are eating more and exercising less, but the observant among us may have even noticed things like increased dependence on automation (escalators, lifts and cars) and decreased focus on the right kind of diet, but in general, it is a chronic condition defined by an excess amount of body fat which also increases the risk of developing a number of chronic diseases. What is obesity, but people embarrassed to take their t-shirts off at the beach, but a more serious aspect is avoiding potentially life-saving scans because of a poor body-image and being conscious of one’s excess weight. The mental effects of obesity might be as equally devastating as the physical!

What is obesity but overeating and physical inactivity, but we we know that there are many factors that  contribute to obesity, some of which have a genetic component: slow metabolism - women have less muscle than men and muscle burns calories; as a result, women have a slower metabolism than men, and a tendency to put on more weight. As we age, we tend to lose muscle and our metabolism slows, therefore, we tend to gain weight as we get older particularly if we do not reduce our daily caloric intake.

1. Obesity Help
2. What is Obesity?
3. Beat Obesity with Good Nutrition
4. How to stop Obesity
5. Obesity and Children
6. Obesity a growing problem
7. Obesity in South Africa
8. Obesity in Children
9. Obesity Facts
10. Symptoms of Obesity
11. Causes of Obesity

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