This document discusses obesity, its causes, health consequences, and prevention strategies. It defines obesity as excess body fat accumulation that negatively impacts health. The main causes are discussed as poor diet, lack of physical activity, excess food availability, and genetic and medical factors. Health problems from obesity include diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancers, and respiratory issues. Statistics on obesity rates in India, the US, UK, and France are provided. The document recommends regular exercise, maintaining an energy balance of calories in vs. out, avoiding obesity-causing foods, and consistent monitoring of weight to prevent obesity.

1. WALK FOR OBESITY
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3. CONSEQUENCES and
PREVENTION of OBESITY

4. What is obesity?
Obesity is a medical
condition in which excess
body fat has accumulated
to the extent that it may
have an adverse effect on
health, leading to reduced
life expectancy or
increased health
problems. Now-a-days, it
is mostly seen in
adolescents who are
really addicted to eating .

5. WHAT CAUSES A PERSON
TO BECOME OBESE
Obesity occurs when, over a long period of time,
the amount of food we put into our bodies each
day is not used. That energy has to go
somewhere, so our bodies store it as fat.

6. CAUSES of OBESITY
 Poor dietary habits
 Reduced physical
activity
 Excess availability
of food
 Psychological
factors
 Hormonal
imbalance
 High body wt. and
childhood growth
pattern
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7. Other causes..
•Diet
•Sedentary
health
•Genetics
•Other illness

8. diet
The United States had the highest
availability with 3,654 calories per
person in 1996. This increased further in
2003 to 3,754. During the late 1990s
Europeans had 3,394 calories per person,
in the developing areas of Asia there were
2,648 calories per person, and in sub-
Saharan Africa people had 2,176 calories
per person. Total calorie consumption has
been found to be related to obesity.

9. Sedentary health
• A sedentary lifestyle plays a significant
role in obesity. Worldwide there has
been a large shift towards less
physically demanding work, and
currently at least 30% of the world's
population gets insufficient exercise.
• In children, there appear to be declines
in levels of physical activity due to less
walking and physical education .

10. genetics
• Like many other medical conditions, obesity is the
result of an interplay between genetic and
environmental factors. Polymorphisms in
various genes controlling metabolism predispose to
obesity when sufficient food energy present. As of
2006, more than 41 of these sites on the human
genome have been linked to the development of obesity
when a favourable environment is present People with
two copies of the FTO gene (fat mass and obesity
associated gene) have been found on average to weigh
3–4 kg more and have a 1.67-fold greater risk of
obesity compared with those without the risk allele.
The percentage of obesity that can be attributed to
genetics varies, depending on the population examined,
from 6% to 85%.

11. Other illness
• Certain physical and mental illnesses and the
pharmaceutical substances used to treat them
can increase risk of obesity. Medical illnesses
that increase obesity risk include in the DSM-
IVR as a psychiatric illness. The risk of
overweight and obesity is higher in patients
with several rare genetic syndromes (listed
above) as well as some congenital or acquired
conditions: hypothyroidism, Cushing's
syndrome, growth hormone deficiency, and
the eating disorders: binge eating
disorder and night eating syndrome.

12. COMAPARING DATA ON OBESITY
U.S.A
U.K FRANCE
INDIA

13. OBESITY IN INDIA

14. untary
country Consequences prevention
India
OBESITY has reached
epidemic proportions
in INDIA in the 21st
century, with morbid
obesity affecting 5% of
the country's
population.
There is an urgent
need to create
public awareness
about the
mechanisms of
identification,
prevention and
treatment of severe
obesity than ever
before.
Unhealthy, processed
food has become much
more accessible
following India's
continued integration
in global food markets.
Obesity Foundation
India plans to
emulate the core
principles of anti
smoking campaign
to achieve its goal
of prevention of
severe obesity

15. UK
Obesity in
the United
Kingdom is a
growing health
concern with health
officials stating
that it is one of the
leading causes of
preventable deaths
in the United
Kingdom
Food-based
standards to be
mandatory in all UK
hospitals
A ban on new fast
food outlets being
located close to
schools and colleges
A duty on all sugary
soft drinks, increasing
the price by at least
20%, to be piloted
In February 2012
experts predicted that
by the year 2020 one
third of the United
Kingdom could be
obese. According
to Forbes, United
Kingdom ranks 28 on
a 2009 list of fattest
countries.
Traffic light food
labeling to include
calorie information for
children and
adolescents – with *
visible calorie
indicators for
restaurants,
especially fast food
outlets

16. FRANCE
The widespread
presences of
unhealthy snacks,
sedentary lives and
the loss of
"common food
culture".
In September 2005,
France passed a law
banning soda-and-
snack-selling vending
machines from public
schools and
misleading television
and print food
advertising.
 Researchers in
France have said that
poor children were up
to three times more
likely to be obese
compared with
wealthier children.
France also put in
place 1.5% tax on the
advertising budgets of
food companies that
did not encourage
healthy eating.

17. U.S.A.
Fast food is filled
with unhealthy fats
that are slow to
digest and full of
carbohydrates that
your body has no
use for during a
meal.
strategies to
promote the
availability of
affordable healthy
food and beverages
strategies to
support healthy
food and beverage
choices
People often make
poor choices in their
life, which leads
them to become
obese. Depression
can also lead
people to becoming
obese.
strategies to
encourage physical
activity or limit
sedentary activity
among children and
youth,
 5) strategies to
create safe
communities that
support physical
activity

19. O
B
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S
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Y

20. Health problems during obesity
among India, US, UK , France
HEALTH
PROBLEM IN
INDIA
HEALTH
PROBLEM IN
US
HEALTH
PROBLEM IN
UK
HEALTH
PROBLEMS IN
FRANCE
 Diabetes
 B.P
Cholesterol
 Stroke
 GERD
 Sleep
apnea
 Cancer
 Heart
diseases
 Cancer
 Stroke
respiratory
diseases
 Injuries
 Alzheimer’s
diseases
Diabetes
Heart
diseases
B.P
 Arthritis
indigestion
 Gallstone
 Cancer
 Heart
diseases
Asthma
Sleep apnea
Social
discrimination

21. Statistics among
India, US, UK , France
COUNTRIES MALES % FEMALES %
INDIA 12.1 % 16 %
US 81.3 % 71.2 %
UK 22 % 24 %
FRANCE 60 % 43 %

23. Prevention
of Obesity

24. Prevention….
 Stay active. The most common way to
prevent obesity is to live an active
lifestyle.
 Eat healthy. The FDA recommends that
the average person consume 2,000
calories per day .
 Watch your weight. You should weigh
yourself once a week to monitor your
health.
 Keep junk food out of your house.
 Only eat when you are hungry . Only
eating when your body signals allow you
to eat can be a great way to prevent
obesity.

25. 1. Exercise regularly
• Physical activity is a component of
energy balance that is particularly
important in the pathogenesis of
obesity and in its treatment.
• According to the American College
of Sports Medicine, you need to get
150 to 250 minutes of moderate-
intensity activity a week to prevent
weight gain. Moderately intense
physical activities include fast
walking and swimming.

26. 2. Know and avoid the food traps
that cause you to eat
• Identify situations that trigger out-of-
control eating.
• Try keeping a journal and write down
what you eat, how much you eat, when
you eat, how you're feeling and how
hungry you are. After a while, you
should see patterns emerge. You can
plan ahead and develop strategies for
handling these types of situations and
stay in control of your eating
behaviours.

27. 3. Monitor your weight regularly
• People who weigh themselves at
least once a week are more
successful in keeping off excess
pounds.
• Monitoring your weight can tell
you whether your efforts are
working and can help you detect
small weight gains before they
become big problems.

28. 4. Be Consistent
• Sticking to your healthy-weight plan
during the week, on the weekends,
and amidst vacation and holidays as
much as possible increases your
chances of long-term success.
• Regardless of how you do it, make
sure you do everything you can to
steer clear of obesity. Obesity risks
range from heart attacks to
diabetes.

29. MY ENERGY BALANCE
energy in = energy out
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31. ALERT CALL FOR A YOUNG GENERATION

32. WITH EACH HAND JOINING TOGTHER
WE CAN COMPLETELY ERADICATE
OBESITY AND MANY MORE
DISEASES!!

33. EAT YOUR WAY TO GOOD
HEALTH
AND
LIVE A LONGER,
STRONGER, HEALTHY LIFE
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34. THANK YOU….
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