When you talk about obesity, there's so many things that can cause that. It can be a medical thing, or down to the individual. There's a lot of other things involved than eating a Mars bar.
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I considered obesity a disease. It can destroy you from within. It almost destroyed me, and I do not want that to happen to anybody.
There are so many factors to lead to a child becoming obese.
Obesity is a problem that nearly every nation in the world is facing, but there is much that we can do to fix it.
The interesting thing about overeating or being obese is there's this physical manifestation of it.
Obesity affects every aspect of a people's lives, from health to relationships.
Tell people that biology and the environment cause obesity and they are offered the one thing we have to avoid: an excuse. As it is, people who see more fat people around them may themselves be more likely to gain weight.
Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.
The causes of obesity are varied and complex, but the lack of daily physical activity is an important factor.
Here's how I see obesity: as a symptom. The larger problem is over-consumption. In a society that identifies consumption with patriotism, valorizes 'growth' above all else and assigns status according to how much you consume, we compete with each other to see who can consume the most.
It is not OK for anyone to be obese. There needs to be a cultural shift.
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