OBESITY

WHAT IS OBESITY

• Categorized as affective eating
• A disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems.

HISTORY

• In the 1970s the field of obesity began to blossom in Europe.

SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH RISKS

• Type 2 diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Congestive heart failure
• Cancer
• Gallstone
• Gout
• Sweating profusely
• Loss of dleep

TREATMENTS

• The mainstay of treatment is lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise.
• Self care
• Therapies
• Specialtists

ADDITIONAL INFO

• 70% of American adults are overweight and 1 in 3 are obese.
• If a person's bodyweight is at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese.

RESOURCES

• 800-651-6000 Weight watchers
• Max muscle 503-653-5592
• weight watchers and obesity hot line.

WORK CITED

• http://www.obesity.org/obesity/resources/facts-about-obesity/what-is-obesit...
• http://www.healthline.com/health-news/doctors-begin-to-treat-obesity-030615