By Julie, Lene & Tineke Obesity

Index What is Obesity? Statistic Causes of Obesity The Risks of Obesity Predictions

What is obesity? Fleshiness: more than average fatness (seriously overweight) BMI Waistline Height minus 100 Hip-waist-ratio

The global obesity problem

U.S. - Income : Less than $25,000: 22.5% obese $25,000-$40,000: 16.1% obese $40,000-$60,000: 14.5% obese More than $60,000: 9.7% obese : Less than $25,000: 32.5% obese $25,000-$40,000: 31.3% obese $40,000-$60,000: 30.3% obese More than $60,000: 26.8% obese Increasing Less than $25,000: increase of 144% $25,000-$40,000: increase of 194% $40,000-$60,000: increase of 209% More than $60,000: increase of 276%

Causes of Obesity Carbohydrate contains 17 kJ pr. gram. Protein contains 17 kJ pr. gram Fat contains 38 kJ pr. gram To build one kilo of fatty tissue you must eat kJ

A meal at McDonalds Big Big Tasty menu at McDonalds with pommes sauce and one McFlurry = 8380 kJ 1 kilo in 4 days

Causes of Obesity Stress Satiety Inheritance Leptin Convulsions: krampetrækninger Tissue: væv Metabolic rate: stofskifte

Risks of overweight and obesity Hearth diseases and strokes Diabetes Sleep Apnoea Gout Gallbladder Disease

What to do? Increase physical activity Eat better Parents should focus on their children’s health Stop advertising for junk food for children Campaigns

Predictions 12 m adults & 1 m children will be obese in 2010 (UK government) Two obese parents – 4 times the risk WHO 25 % increase in deaths caused by diabetes ”People are not thin one day and fat the next, or vice versa!”