More info on who is obese?
Below I have made a table which shows the percentages of people in the world who are obese. Then these people are divided into groups of; male, female, and age:
As you can see obesity is creeping into even the youngest of males and females in the world at the tender age of 5. From here on it gets dramatically worse until the ages of 55-64 where 35.9% of men and women in that age group are obese, a figure that I find hard to stomach. Then after it gets a bit better and is reduced to 21.7% for 75+ year olds. The modern epidemic of this is that more and more children are becoming obese and this graph clearly proves that fact to be right.
Below is some information on how obesity has rapidly infected more people and become out of hand, just look at these facts and figures, they will shock you.
In 2006/2007, the population aged 15 years and over was 25% obese. This was similar to the 2002/2003 when 24% was obese, but is a significant increase from the 1997 rate of 19%.
In 2006/2007, 8 percent of children aged 5–14 years were obese, a prevalence rate similar to that of 2002 (9 %).
The main reasons for the increase in obesity rates have been changing dietary and physical activity patterns. These very facts show a world in which we eat too many energy-filled foods and drinks and where many people do little to no exercise.
This bar chart below shows you how obesity has escalated over the last decade.
ARE FAST FOOD COMPANIES TO BLAME?
Soon I will answer this question but first I will unleash some facts. Many food companies are thought to be to blame for the increase in obesity rates, but they argue that this is not the case, as they claim they have healthy options as well, so it is the individuals fault, not the companies. For example, McDonalds now does a vegetarian, and a healthy meal, and offers carrot sticks instead of chips, and water instead of coke or lemonade. This is the only thing I actually agree with McDonalds on, because they have in fact given people the option to eat healthily but its not McDonalds’s fault if people choose to ignore a salad and eat a breast of a pregnant hen, or as McDonalds like to call it, Mc nugget.
But this information I am about to give you shows just how those salads are wore than a big Mac. McDonalds have just announced plans to introduce healthier menus in many of its fast food restaurants.
So Out go super-sized fries and drinks and in come chicken salads, yoghurts and chopped fruit.
But what should have been a public relations celebration for McDonald's quickly turned ugly when it emerged that its salads may contain more fat than its burgers.
The subsequent headlines put the company back in the defendant seat over obesity. The food companies should take into consideration more healthy options. In supermarkets they should have a wider range of organic and healthy products for sale. Also they should print exactly what is in the product on the packaging so that people know exactly what they are buying.
The fast food chains can do a lot to help. They can all put healthy options up on their menus. They can also use better quality food in their products, so they should use quality meat instead of road kill and bad quality animals.
The fast food giant, like many others in this particular food industry, have been accused of contributing to rising rates of obesity in many western countries, something it strongly denies. Something that I totally agree on, which brings me to my next topic: PARENTS!
Parents
Parents are said to be the major cause of obesity due to spoiling their child. It is simple. Do not spoil them, and don not be so lazy. Instead of taking them to McDonalds or KFC, make a meal at home, an extra half an hour can be worth it in the long run. Also, get your child interested in a sport or activity, as this also helps reduce the risk.
The most common thing that obesity is blamed on is the parents of the child. If they are spoilt as a child, then the parents will just do whatever the child asks. So when the child sees some sweets or food that they want, the parents let them have it. This will eventually make the child fat, as they will constantly be eating sweets and junk food. So therefore they will just increasingly put more weight on and could eventually lead to being obese.
As we could see earlier on my graph showing the ages of all obese people, even five year old are being brought into the fat family. So I think the reason for this is that the parents are regularly bringing their children to fast food restaurants and forcing them to eat until they pour out with gravy. All the parents do when they are confronted about this is make out that their kids are wild food crazy animals who will stop at nothing to get some sugary snacks, LIAR! Or they make up a rubbish excuse like; “oh he’s just big boned, that’s all.” Yeah sure love, big bones covered in meat and gravy! Parents need to be forced to control their children’s eating and physical activities, and if they don’t, they will go to jail and their kid will go to a foster home till he or she loses weight. Which brings us to our next topic which I completely agree with, reasons against being obese.
Appearance
If you are obese, then the first thing people will notice about you is your appearance. There are two main fat body shapes, pear shaped, and Apple shaped. Apple is where the fat builds up mainly around the stomach, and pear shaped is when the fat builds up mainly around the hips and sides. This is only for overweight people. If you are obese however, then the fat goes round your whole body like a giant balloon. This is not a good fashion statment
Social life
Being obese can have a serious effect on your social life. Because of the way it will make you look, you become self conscious, and so don’t want anyone to see you so you stay hidden away with no friends and this doesn’t help, as it means that even less exercise will be happening, so it is a vicious circle and you will just keep on putting on weight. This will ruin your social life as if you are at a party then you will take up the whole room and everyone else will have to stay outside.
Mobility
Hundreds of thousands of mobility scooters are sold throughout the world each year. Most people see them for the elderly with walking disabilities, or people who can not walk. But obese people are buying more and more of these scooters, as they can not support their own weight. This will just add to the lack of exercise and also contribute to putting on more weight. This is not good for you.
If you are overweight, it is important to understand the health effects of obesity. Obesity is associated with more than thirty medical conditions and scientific evidence has established a strong relationship with at least fifteen of those conditions. This will affect you in all physical activities.
Medical/health
Problems with the joints and bones such, as slipped femoral epiphysis and bow legs, a condition called benign intracranial hypertension that produces headaches and affects vision, hyperventilation (leading to drowsiness during the day, snoring and even heart failure), gall bladder disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats and diabetes. This could cause you to die before forty.
Mortality
Obesity is one of the leading stoppable causes of death. Mortality risk varies with BMI. The lowest risk is found at a BMI of 22-24 kg/m2 and increases with changes in either direction. A BMI of over 32 is associated with a doubling of risk of death and obesity is estimated to cause an excess 111,909 to 365,000 death per year in the United States. Obesity on average reduces ones life expectancy by 6-7 years. For subjects with severe obesity (BMI greater that 40) life expectancy is reduced by 20 years in men and 5 years in women. So you are not immortal if you are fat.
ADVANTAGES OF BEING OBESE
- When you hold little kids, they have an automatic seat.
- When you approach a door that has a bar at waist level that you have to push to open, you don’t have to use your hands
- You can hide up to four cans of coke under your belly and no one will know.
- The pavement cracks when you fall down
- You’ve got more chins than Chinatown
- When you go to the beach you’re a lucky man, as you’re the only one who gets a tan.
- If you have one more pie a la mode you’re going to need your own POST code
- When I’m only having seconds you’re having twenty-thirds When you go to get your shoes shined you’ve got to take their word
- When you go outside to get the mail, it measures on the Richter scale.
- When you go out to the movies, YOU TAKE UP SEVEN ROWS!
All of this just because you are fat, is it worth it? You decide!
Conclusion
Overall I feel that obesity has gotten out of control and is on the decline instead of getting better. From my point of view I blame the individuals and their parents for their obesity. It is their fault if they choose to eat large amounts of food at their own costs. They should have the power to stop themselves, and have the power to eat sensibly and carefully rather then gouging on junk food and rubbish. So unless you want to look like this guy, stop now!
Yes you did sir.
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BY JACK CUBITT 5K
