What is Obesity?

Answer:
Obesity is the term describing the excessive

accumulation of body fat to the extent that a person's health becomes impaired. The BMI (Body Mass Index ) is used to determine a persons percentage of overall body fat, and ,therefore, level of obesity.

A certain amount of body fat is required for every day functions such as heat insulation, the storage of energy, and other functions such as joint lubrication. However, excess body fat can lead to generally poor health. Who can run that 5K with an additional inner tube hanging around their waist.

On a more serious note, neglecting an obesity problem can lead to many problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and generally poor health.


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