Question

5. Answer the following questions (Attempt any three
a) What is obesity? Write its two causes and two effects.

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Answer 1

Answer:

the state of being grossly fat or overweight

Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and moving too little. If you consume high amounts of energy, particularly fat and sugars, but do not burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat.The Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity

All-causes of death (mortality)

High blood pressure (Hypertension)

High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, or high levels of triglycerides (Dyslipidemia)

Type 2 diabetes.

Coronary heart disease.

Stroke.

Gallbladder disease.

Osteoarthritis (a breakdown of cartilage and bone within a joint)

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

Obesity

Fat contains more amount of energy than carbohydrates. But continuous intake of fat would cause deposition of fat in our body.

Obesity is an excess accumulation of fat in our body.

Most of the junk food and oily food contains lots of fats. One should utilize the fat in the form of physical energy to balance the body.

causes: overweight, binge eating, fatigue, pot belly, or snoring

effects: psycological problems, type2diabetes, insulin resistance.