Obesity

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Introduction

Obesity is remains one of the complex and major threat which involves an unnecessary amount of body fat. It must be considered that obesity isn’t just a superficial concern. Obesity increases your health problem and risk of diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. When an individual is obese he/she is likely to encounter many health related problems which is interrelated to his/her weight (Talwar, 2013). It has been noted that there is increased cases of obesity in the world and UAE as a country. About 5% of the UAE population is affected by obesity and more than 3% of the world’s population is currently affected by obesity (Dewey, 2010). With respect to the above increase in the rates of obese individuals, this paper will discuss obesity in general as well as highlight the causes and measure of curbing it.

Obesity Facts

The prevention of obesity specifically in children is an important concern that needs to be addressed effectively especially children who come from urban areas. In the UAE obesity is considered to be one of the issues that affects the public health care policies. With respect to this health care issues the government has been on the forefront to ensure that is has the best policies, manpower as well as all the needed systems that could carb the menace (Talwar, 2013). One of the challenges that has gained diverse consideration is childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has not only led to more than ¼ of the children death in the United Arab Emirates but is has also caused various medical complications amid the children. Various researchers are on board to denote the causes as well as the solution to the increased cases of obesity in the country as well as the world (Dewey, 2010).

Causes and measure to curb obesity

One of the causes of obesity is noted to be increased intake of junky foods as well as lack of taking part into physical exercises on daily basis (Dewey, 2010). Therefore, it is the responsibility of the parents as well as the academic instruction to consider that children take the right foods or diet as well as take part in day to day exercise in order to avoid obese cases. On the other hand, it is clear that obese cases are not only to children since it is also reported to be among the adults (Washi, Sidiga, and Ageib, 2010). Among the adult the causes of alarm has been lack of exercises as compared to children who do not take the right or healthy diet. Based on the above facts, it is clear that individuals should consider taking the right diet in order to shun from the problems of obesity as well as have control on the exercises that they need to take. In addition, the government should adopt home-based care programs in order to curb the problem (Washi, Sidiga, and Ageib, 2010).

Conclusion

Due to the threat posed by obesity there are several immediate efforts that should be put in place to combat the menace. Therefore, based on the essay facts, it is clear that if obesity is not curbed in the UAE as well as the world at large, then its effects will be largely felt in the years to come. Physical exercises and health diet should be considered as the best option of curbing obese menace.

References

Dewey, K. (2010). Is Breastfeeding Protective Against Child Obesity? Journal of Human Lactation, 19(1), 9-18.

Talwar, J. (2013). Fast Food, Fast Track: Immigrants, Big Business, and the American Dream. Westview Press.

Washi, A., Sidiga, and Ageib, M.B. (2010). Poor diet quality and food habits are related to impaired nutritional status in 13- to 18-year-old adolescents in Jeddah. Nutrition Research, 30, 8.