Obesity is a growing global health problem, which has been increasingly jeopardizing peoples' life of all ages. According to doctors obesity is defined when someone is overweight and has too much body fat. Obesity has been globally increased due to he fact that people's lifestyle has been changing due to manufactures. Technology is a reason where people started to rely on quick cooked and served fast food, which normally include a high among of fat, sugar, salt and other preservatives. Transport is a cause of obesity. People are driving vehicle and ridden motorcycles instead of walking short distances. People are spending hours in front of the T.V. and computers to watch live concerts and movies instead of walking to the theater. Kids are doing the same instead of playing and running in playgrounds. The lack of movements and activities which technology have offered has lead human beings to spend more hours getting things done while sitting at home or in the office.
Nowadays, It's very obvious that the number of obese people is increasing specially among the young generation. Despite what technology, education and health institutes can offer us to fight obesity and live a healthy life the number of obese people is still a threatening figure.
People usually avoid attending sport activities and gathering due to laziness and lack of potential which is caused by obesity. Research and studies have shown and proven that healthy minds are always associated with healthy bodies. People and kids are proven to be more productive and score high grades in school due to the fitness they enjoy.
The risks we take
Obesity is an important risk factor for osteoarthritis in most joints, especially
at the knee joint (the most important site for osteoarthritis). Obesity confers a
nine times increased risk in knee joint osteoarthritis in women. Osteoarthritis
risk is also linked to obesity for other joints. A recent study indicated that
obesity is a strong determinant of thumb base osteoarthritis in both sexes.
Data suggest that metabolic and mechanical factors mediate the effects of
obesity on joints.
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