Secrets to Fighting Obesity
The best strategies to fight obesity
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Obesity has become an American Epidemic. Thousands of people each year are diagnosed with the disease. Obesity can be embarrassing and psychologically painful. But more importantly obesity can lead to a variety of health problems, one of which is diabetes. Controlling your weight is an important factor in maintaining your wealth, and there are a variety of ways to do it. The simplest way is through diet and exercise. There are a variety of diets out that are aimed at helping you lose weight. When diet and exercise are not enough, it is time to consult a physician. There are not many medications that can be taken for obesity; therefore surgery is usually the only option.
There are a variety of obesity surgeries. They range from gastric bypass and gastric band, to adjustable gastric band. These surgeries have become more common in recent years and can be performed in almost all major cities in the United States. If you or a family member suffers from obesity and the usual weight loss routes have given you no help, please consult a physician about the various obesity surgeries that are available.
Obesity in Children
Obesity can start as early as childhood. Childhood obesity and adolescent obesity are serious issues with many health and social consequences, not the least of which is that obesity often continues into adulthood. That is why, implementing prevention programs and getting a better understanding of treatment for children is important to controlling the obesity epidemic.
Many parents are rightly concerned about their child's weight and how it affects them. There search for specific answers for prevention and treatment options, which often lead them to dead ends. This is largely due to the unfortunate fact that the state of the science is a lot less precise than we would like. However researchers are trying to answers these questions: Are kids too concerned about their weight? What are the best strategies for prevention? What treatments work over a long time? Thankfully, common sense can is a good supplement for medication prescriptions for these questions.
In situations where there are serious health, psychological or social problems, parents should seek out the best possible advice, so please contact a professional as quickly as possible.
Nearly 1/3 -or 60 million- Americans are affected by obesity. The number of overweight and obese Americans has continued to increase since 1960, a trend that is not slowing down. Today, 64.5 percent of adult Americans (about 127 million) are categorized as being overweight or obese. Each year, obesity causes at least 300,000 excess deaths in the U.S., and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion.
Morbid obesity, also referred to as clinically severe obesity or extreme obesity, is a chronic disease that afflicts approximately 9 million adult Americans; that is over twice the size of the total population with Alzheimer's disease. If the entire morbidly obese population lived in one state, it would be the 12th state in population. The health effects associated with morbid obesity are numerous and can be disabling. Often, individuals with morbid obesity suffer with more than one health effect, creating a situation that can shorten life span and negatively impact quality of life.Obesity
Morbid Obesity