is obesity the next big killer

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               By Johnny Ho 11N

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Chapter 1: Introduction

 The question I have chosen to investigate is:

Is obesity the next big killer in the U.K?

I will look at the following areas:

  • What is obesity?

  • Is obesity to blame for all our health problems?

  • What is the situation in America?

  • My opinion.

I have decided to look at this issue because I think it is a problem for the future generations and that creates lots of problems. I also think that

Currently my opinion is yes because more people are becoming obese and this can lead to a higher risk of heart attack and a stroke that can soon be top killers.

This topic links with the GCSE course unit on Culture and Beliefs. This is because it is a controversial issue, which has 

I define obesity as a condition, which holds excess weight, and causes negative problems which affects your body badly, e.g. obesity can lead to a stroke and can cause heart attacks.    People who are obese at 40 can lose up to seven years off their life, research has found. The findings mean that being fat in a middle age increases the risk of dying sooner then a slim non-smoker.

 Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. Doctors consider a BMI of 25 or under to be healthy.

The number of people who are obese has tripled over the last 20 years, and is still raising saying experts.

Around one in four men and one in three women in the UK are overweight. While slightly more women than men are obese, in the last ten years there has been a greater increase in the number of men who are obese. 

The NHS spends at least £500m a year on treating obesity, which could also be costing the economy over £2bn a year. If the rise continues, it could cost the economy £3.5bn a year by 2010.

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Experts for the rise in obesity blame the combination of a less active lifestyle and changes to eating patterns.

Coronary heart disease causes 270,000 heart attacks each year in the UK. Of these, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) estimates that 28,000 are directly attributable to obesity.

This subjects interests me because I here news daily on this subjects on the news and documentary’s. I think if there is lots of data being shown everywhere then this can help me gather facts easier

Chapter 2: Methodology:

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