There are a lot of health problems in the world. Obesity is one of the leading health problems all around. Many people are becoming obese especially young kids. People become obese by stress, emotional problems and other sorts to make eating overcome their problems. Obesity is a very serious health problem here in the CNMI. How do people get obese? Everyone has different opinions on how people get obese. There are many different reasons why people get obese. In this essay you will understand the effects and causes of obesity. The effects of obesity in the CNMI are similar to the United States.
The three major effects include heart disease, type II diabetes, and hypertension. Overweight and obese people have a higher risk of getting stroke and heart disease. According to CDC “People with an excessive amount of body fat have higher levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (also known as LDL or bad cholesterols), as well as lower levels of HDL cholesterol in the blood. This creates optimal conditions for developing heart disease” (Over 80 percent of people with type II diabetes are over weight and obese. Type II diabetes develops when the body can not produce enough insulin in the blood.
Obesity diminishes insulin’s ability to control blood sugar. There is a high risk of developing diabetes because the way the body produces too much insulin that helps regulate blood sugar levels. Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is highly known to raise the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. Obese increases the development of high blood pressure. “In fact, blood pressure rises as body weight increase. Losing even ten pounds can lower blood pressure—and losing weight has a huge effect on those who are overweight and already have hypertension.
As the effect take place, what causes obesity is another concern we may have to look at. The causes of overweight and obesity are over eating, bad influence and lack of exercise. For childhood obesity these are major factors as to why they become obese. For parents only having one child could lead to this health problem because the parents feel that they have to give anything the child might want. And that may be a concern why children becoming obese. The major cause is bad influence. This may concern both at home behavior and at school.
At home because parents show their kids an unhealthy eating habit or maybe parents who don’t care whether their child is getting the right amount of food intake. And at school, student interactions are one part leading to an emotional break down. An example, students teasing others that they have a lot of food or no food at all causing them to change their habit that in the long run end up over eating and becoming obese and over weight. And in school with little or no influence on having a healthy diet which make a child feel the need to eat. And they only decide to control the student’s eating habits after how many years.
And according to Michelle Obama she finds that childhood obesity is the number cause of shorter live span. For students/people who are obese are lacking exercise and are becoming insecure with themselves. So to help these victims over come this health problem, Michelle Obama is reaching out not only to victims but the whole community to join in with her campaign “LET’S MOVE” (Ferran, Michelle). She wants everyone to encourage their children family and friends to join in and make a difference. Obesity is the number one problem that is not exactly getting the full attention of anyone.
Well not until higher, more influential people understand and care for these obese and over weight victims. The major effects of obesity is heart disease, type II diabetes and hypertension. These effects can be solved if someone takes action. And what leads to the causes of obesity are lack of exercise, bad influence and over eating. So in avoiding this health problem we as human beings must help stop and guide victims of obesity into a better and healthier life style.
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