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Miguel Pimenta
Obesity
We can say that obesity is an increase in bodyweight because of excess body fat.
What is obesity?
What is obesity?
Obesity is a disease! Obesity is a chronic disease caused
by excess weight.
Affects men and women of all ages
Predominates in developed countries.
What is obesity?
The World Health Organization considered this disease as an epidemic of the 21st century.
What is obesity?
Causes
Sedentary life
Don’t do physical exercise; See a lot of television;…
Extreme consumption Incorrect alimentary habits
Eat fast food; poor foods…
Causes
Causes
Genetic cause (rare)
Consequences
Arteries disease
Cancer
Obesity
Problems in the biliary vesicle
Renal disease
Alterations in the bonesHeart disease
& Hypertension
Diabetes
Lung diseases
Consequences
Arteries disease
Cancer
Obesity
Problems in the biliary vesicle
Renal disease
Alterations in the bonesHeart disease
& Hypertension
Diabetes
Lung diseases
It can cause death !
Obesity during adolescence is as harmful
as tobacco says a study
Consequences
Consequences
Arteries disease
Cancer
Obesity
Problems in the biliary vesicle
Renal disease
Alterations in the bonesHeart disease
& Hypertension
Diabetes
Lung diseases
It can cause death !
Consequences
And… Social isolation; Depression and loss of auto-esteem.
Consequences
And… Social and educative discrimination;
What to do to avoid?
Eat healthy food;
Physical exercice;
What to do to avoid?
Medical help when obesity starts to be serious.
What to do to avoid?
Obesity
Obesity
THE END
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