What is Obesity?

Obesity is caused when people eat too much and move too little. It may also be caused if a person has some type of Eating disorder where they eat when in Stress.  

If one consumes high amounts of energy, particularly fat, carbohydrate and sugars, but do not burn it off through exercise and physical activity, then much of this surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat. This makes a person fat and obese.

Obesity can lead to other chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, certain cancers, and arthritis.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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