Obesity ( Adults )

Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health ( WHO )

Major health hazard in the 21st century - a serious global epidemic ( Globesity ) Relatively rare before the 1960s Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975 WHO reports that○ in 2016 nearly 1.6 billion adults , 18 yrs and over were overweight○ now most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight○ it affects both adults and children and in 2019 over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight and obese Most western countries have seen an increase in obesity but it has particularly sky-rocketed in the US & UK The problem is now not limited to high income countries only and has seen a dramatic rise in low and middle income countries - particularly in urban areas.

Classification -Body fat measurement can be difficult and two common methods to assess obesity are Body Mass Index ( BMI ) which quantifies the relationship between height and weight and is calculated as weight ( kg ) / height squared (m2 ) BMI is not a measure of adiposity but is...