Background
Obesity is caused from increased consumption of foods high in saturated fat and sugars combined with a reduction in physical activity. Obesity is associated and linked to many health problems including coronary heart disease (CHD) , diabetes, osteoarthritis and hypertension. It also reduces fertility and increases risks associated with pregnancy. Recent research also highlights a strong association between obesity and cancer. People who are overweight or obese appear to have higher levels of depression and evidence has shown that being obese is the biggest reason for being bullied at school.
Around 2/3 of the population of England are overweight or obese. Obesity has grown by almost 400% in the last 25 years. According to the Select Committee for Health 2004, predictions are that today’s generation of children will be the first for over a century for whom life expectancy falls.
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