If you thought being obese is being the target of fun, it only tells the part of the story about dangers and predicaments obesity exposes you to. Obesity is no more a simple result of overeating. It is now recognized that obesity is a serious, chronic disease. No human condition , race, religion, gender, ethnicity or disease state compares to obesity .Obesity is a trojan horse. It brings a battalion of ailments, which are most detrimental to our health. To name a few,the following are the complications that could arise ;

1. Hypertension
2. Diabetes (Type-2)
3. Coronary heart disease
4. Stroke
5. Gallbladder disease
6. Osteoarthritis
7. Asthma
8. Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
9. Some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon)
10. 10.High levels of cholesterol

This is an unending list, where each of the above ailments are capable of creating other complications, where no medication without side effect, could be comfortably used. Prevention is the best cure for obesity. How to achieve this? It requires discipline, which is not simple. But then, habit makes discipline. Avoiding junk food and fast food must be done with a discipline.

Is being overweight obesity?

Obesity is not just due to eating disorder unlike overweight. Obesity is hereditary and it is measured by Body Mass Index or BMI. Adults over the BMI of 30 Kg/m2 are considered obese and any one reading between 25 and 29.9 kg/m2 is overweight, not obese.Obesity is posing the biggest threat to Americans and the numbers are rising with each year. There are around 35% obese Americans according to a survey. This is also draining the state exchequer heavily to the tune of $25 billions a year.

What causes obesity?

There are more reasons than one. Having obsession to eating more calories than you can burn off, how active are you, what you eat, and whether you have an inherited streak in your genes, all these determine your chances of becoming obese. In any case it is due to over accumulation of fats.

Is there an anti-obesity plan?

There are many quick-fix plans being promoted by the so called dieticians which are not regulated by FDA. However, burning fat by increased physical activity and a changed lifestyle in addition to changed eating habits gradually show results.Talk to your trainer and dietician.