Why is stopping obesity important?
Why is stopping obesity important?
Preventing obesity helps you reduce your risk of a host of associated health issues, from heart disease to diabetes to some cancers and much more. Like many chronic conditions, obesity is preventable with a healthy lifestyle—staying active, following a healthy diet, getting adequate sleep, and so on.
How can obesity be stopped?
Choosing healthier foods (whole grains, fruits and vegetables, healthy fats and protein sources) and beverages. Limiting unhealthy foods (refined grains and sweets, potatoes, red meat, processed meat) and beverages (sugary drinks) Increasing physical activity. Limiting television time, screen time, and other “sit time”
Can we stop the obesity epidemic?
To reverse the obesity epidemic, community efforts should focus on supporting healthy eating and active living in a variety of settings. Learn about different efforts that can be used in early childhood care, hospitals, schools, and food service venues.
What is the goal for obesity?
Goal: Reduce overweight and obesity by helping people eat healthy and get physical activity. About 2 in 5 adults and 1 in 5 children and adolescents in the United States have obesity,1 and many others are overweight.
What happens if obesity is not stopped?
In adults, obesity increases the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, some cancers, and other chronic diseases. During childhood, obesity increases the chance that a youth will have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, joint problems, asthma, and other health conditions.
What is the best solution to the obesity epidemic?
Solutions to the Obesity Epidemic
- Implement and support better nutrition standards for childcare, schools, hospitals, and worksites.
- Limit marketing of processed foods, especially ads targeted towards children.
- Provide incentives for supermarkets or farmers markets to establish businesses in underserved areas.
Can you control your weight?
But science tells us something different. We can influence our weight but we don’t have direct control. Weight is actually influenced by more than 50 different processes, many of which we have no control over. The figure illustrates the factors that influence weight.
What can be done about the obesity problem in the US?
Making healthy food and beverage options available everywhere. Transforming marketing and messages about nutrition and activity. Making schools a gateway to healthy weights. Galvanizing employers and health care professionals to support healthy lifestyles.