Obesity And Its Effects On Obesity - 4444 Words

Obesity In China Asma Shaikh PH 606 Regis College 2015 Obesity in many parts of the world has become an ongoing problem. Many health risks are associated with it and have caused numerous deaths. Obesity victims have a shorter life expectancy and in most cases it could have been prevented. After the 1980’s China began to notice a pattern of its population, in adults but also adolescent. With numbers continuing to grow of obese children and adults, the government had to get involved. To create policies and programs at the community level by reaching out to adults but also focusing on the youth to give them a healthier lifestyle in their future. Over the years studies have been done to fine-tune policies to be most†¦show more content†¦The United States has built itself a reputation of being the unhealthiest nation, due to growing percentages of obesity. Many may not know it, but obesity is a world wide epidemic, falling right under the united states in numbers of obesity influenced lifestyles is China. The numbers continue to grow; obesity has nearly doubled across the globe since the year 1980. Before 1980, of the world’s population roughly 30% were considered overweight. In about 30 years, post 1980 the percentage for men as increased to 37% from 29% and for women 38% from 30%. Data collected in 2014 showed that out of the average percentage of 39% of adults over the age of 18 were overweight and out of that 39%, 13% were obese. Obesity has taken more lives then people being underweight. Obesity does not only affect adults, 42 million children were deemed obese according to research conducted by the WHO and this was primarily for children under the age of 5. A condition that is highly preventable yet precautions have taken a long time to develop. The chart shows the countries that are most effected by obesity and the changes it has gone through in the past 30 years and the 30 years leading up to 1980. As it shows it has increased quite a bit. Excessive accumulation of body fat creates a larger risk factor for health. The body mass index of a person determines which range