What are the health consequences of obesity?

Haslam, D., Sattar, N., & Lean, M.. (2006). ABC of obesity obesity-time to wake up.
BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 333 No. 7569, (23 September, 2006), pp,
640-642.
The authors of this journal explain that obesity is not only a chronical disease that may
lead to diabetes, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and cancer, but it is also expensive since
more drugs have to be prescribed to the obese patients. Diets, doing exercise, taking
prescribed drugs, and therapies are ways obesity can be treated successfully and prevent
from producing dramatic interventions. The United Kingdom focuses secondary
prevention for chronic diseases, and suggest a registration of obese individuals. Obesity
will affect economically and medically to the individual but with early treatment it can be
prevented.
Callaway, C., W. (1987). Obesity. Public Health Reports (1974-)., Vol.102, Supplement:
Womens Health. Proceedings of the National Conference on Womens Health
(Jul.-Aug., 1987), pp. 26-29.
Obesity: not a single disease but a variety of harmful conditions due to: family history
body composition, or psychological behavior. The author conveys the statistics about
obesity issues; 21 percent of population is at recommended weight, 62 of adults were
overweight and is gradually increasing up to a point where everyone will be obese.
Obesity definitions discriminate: gender, race and age of society.
Stanford Health Care (Director) (2014). The effects of obesity. A Call to Action. [Video/DVD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRL5TQoJis&feature=youtu.be
John Morton, a doctor that deals with obesity in finding cures, conveys that obesity is a

leading public health issue in the United States and in the world. Obesity affects many
medical fields: heart disease, diabetes, joint disease or cancer. Dr. Morton also explains
that obesity keeps increasing, adult diseases are now in the children. Limited options are
given to the individuals that are obese, and some fail most of the time. Exercise and
following up with diets will offer multiple long term health benefits.
Colls, R., & Evans, B.. (2010). Challenging assumptions: re-thinking the obesity problem.
Geography Vol. 95 No. 2. Geographical Association (Summer 2010). pp. 99-105
The author of this article refers to obesity as an epidemic and a time bomb that threatens
the population. Statistics suggest that by 2025 40% of the United Kingdoms population
will be obese or overweight. An obese child has a higher probability of living an
unhealthy life as an adult. Discrimination against obese individuals occur as well, due to
many groups and activists, but the NAAFA has created anti-discriminatory laws to
contain those rallies. Fat studies are being made to identify obesity, and find solution to
the problem.
Hawn, T., M.. (2006). Treating obesity: there is no free lunch. Medical Care Vol. 44 No. 8
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Aug. 2006). pp. 703-705.
The article states that almost half of the United States population has obesity or is
developing the stage of obesity. Patients having surgeries lessens the complications and
excess weight. Bariatric surgerys goal is to reverse or prevent consequences of obesity.
UCTV Prime (Director) (2012). The skinny on obesity. An Epidemic for Every Body.
[Video/DVD]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
feature=player_embedded&v=h0zD1gj0pXk

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig, from the University of California, explains
how obesity has existed thousands of years before fast food restaurants and it is due to
evolutionary reasons: fast food is fast eating, fast preparing, and fast causing disease.
Over a 30 year period, a pandemic of obesity has been growing. Personal responsibility
of the individuals to keep energy in balance, to avoid any external/ environmental forces
from causing obesity is what people dont follow anymore. Technology has reduced time,
even though it may seem like a benefit, obesity rises. Heart disease, lipid problems,
hypertension, and type 2 diabetes is what they call the big four of the metabolic syndrome
even though there are more issues that fall under those categories. Dr. Lustig also states
that nobody dies of obesity per say, but of the metabolic syndromes, and it is not only
harming developed countries but also developing countries that fight other diseases and
viruses.
Crawford, D.. (2002). Population strategies to prevent obesity: only few studies attempted so far
with limited success. BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 325 No. 7367 (Oct. 5, 2002)
pp.728-729.
Genes determine individuals weight gain, higher calorie intake discourages physical
activity. Technology, transportation, and reductions of physical education in schools have
strongly emphasized obesity. Providing education to patients about reading food labels
has shown to be ineffective. A probable answer to lessen the epidemic among children is
to provide nutrition education and promote physical education at schools which may
result to higher level of life expectancy.