Question

What is obesity?

Answer 1

Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and moving too little.

1. If you consume high amounts of energy, particularly fat and sugars, but do not burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat.
2. Obesity means having an unhealthy amount of body fat.
3. It puts your health in danger.
4. Obesity puts you at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, sleep apnea, some types of cancer, and stroke.
5. Treatment involves a long-term plan for making lifestyle changes.