Consequences of adult and childhood obesity

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  • Created on: 29-03-23 11:39
What is obesity ?
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health.
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What are the risks of adult and childhood obesity?
Living with overweight and obesity can affect your quality of life and contribute to mental health problems, such as depression, and can also affect self-esteem.
Can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, stroke, cancers such as breast and bowel
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How does obesity affect children and adults lifestyle?
Childhood obesity can profoundly affect children's physical health, social, and emotional well-being, and self esteem. It is also associated with poor academic performance and a lower quality of life experienced by the child.
Excess weight on adults, dimi
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How can obesity be avoided or reduced?
The most important strategies for preventing obesity are healthy eating behaviours, regular physical activity, and reduced sedentary activity (such as watching television and videotapes, and playing computer games).
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What are some obesity related problems?
Breathlessness
Increased sweating
Snoring
Difficulty doing physical activity
Joint and back pain
Feeling very tired
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what are the causes of obesity in adulthood and childhood?
Overweight and obesity are caused by many factors including behaviours like eating patterns, lack of sleep or physical activity, and some medicines, as well as genetics and family history.
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Living with overweight and obesity can affect your quality of life and contribute to mental health problems, such as depression, and can also affect self-esteem.
Can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, stroke, cancers such as breast and bowel

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