In this paper consisting of five pages the obesity that causes more than 280,000 deaths each year is discussed along with social and psychological problems in addition to physical difficulties that also result. There are three bibliographic sources cited.
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lists 3 sources. PGadob3.rtf ADULT OBESITY: CAUSES AND EFFECTS , November, 2001 properly! More
than 60 percent of the American population is overweight. At least 25 percent are obese. Most lay people associate the term "obesity" with being very overweight. Health professionals, however, distinguish
between the two terms. Overweight is defined as "an excess amount of body weight that includes muscle, bone, fat, and water." Obesity is refers directly "to an excess amount of
body fat" (National Institutes of Health, 2001). Everyone needs a certain amount of body fat for "stored energy, heat insulation, shock absorption, and other functions" (National Institutes of
Health, 2001). Health care providers tend to agree that males with more than 25 percent body fat and women with more than 30 percent body fat are obese (National Institutes
of Health, 2001). Health care providers are concerned about where the body fat is located as well as how much fat a person is carrying. They identify location by
body shape. Women tend to follow a pear shape with body fat accumulated in their hips and buttocks. Men tend to follow an apple shape with body fat accumulate in
the bellies. This is not a universal as individuals storage of body fat may differ than the typical shapes. for instance, after menopause, women tend to carry more fat in
their bellies. Women who have a waist that exceeds 35 inches and men with waists exceeding 40 inches have far higher health risks because of the way in which the
weight is distributed (National Institutes of Health, 2001). Using general scientific terms, "obesity occurs when a person consumes more calories than he or she burns" (National Institutes of