Question

An escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity is affecting many countries of the world;

more than 300 million people are overweight or obese. Obesity could be reason specific. In

India, some people tend to be overweight because of their high calorie diet and lack of

physical activities. In United States, obesity is more prevalent in lower economic groups.

Obesity is now well recognised as a disease in its own right. Though obesity commonly means

excessively overweight; it is defined as an excess amount of body weight that includes

muscles, bones, fat and water. Some people, such as body builders or other athletes with a

lot of muscles can be overweight without being obese.

2. A certain amount of body fat is needed for stored energy, heat insulation, shock absorption

and other functions. Generally, women have more body fat than men. Usually men with 25%

more body fat and women with more than 30% more body fat are regarded as obese.

Obesity runs in the family, suggesting a genetic cause. Environmental factors mean lifestyle

behaviours such as what a person eats and his/her level of physical activity. Although, you

cannot change your genetic makeup, you can change your eating habits and levels of activity.

You can learn to choose more nutritional meals which are low in fat and become more active.

3. Then there are psychological factors. Negative emotions such as boredom, sadness or anger,

respond to people who overeat. There is also ‘binge eating’ when people eat large amount

of food thinking that they cannot control how much they are eating. Those with the most

severe binge eating problems are also likely to have symptoms of depression and low selfesteem. These people may have more difficulty in losing weight and keeping it off than

people without binge eating problems.

4. Obesity is more than a cosmetic problem; it is a health hazard. Several serious medical

conditions have been linked to obesity, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood

pressure and stroke. Obesity is also linked to certain types of cancer. Other disease and

health problems linked to obesity include gallstones, liver disease, osteoarthritis which

leads to detoriation joints, gout which also affects the joints.

5. As the trend is to equate attractiveness with slimness, obesity makes people feel

unattractive. There are many methods of treatment but the benefits of exercise are more

than any other way of losing weight. Not only does exercise help you to lose weight it also

improves your fitness and flexibility and improves skin texture. Exercise is also free from

harmful side effects of crash dieting, slimming capsules and the heat treatment used by

slimming centres.

Q1. On the basis of your understanding of the above passage choose the correct option: 5x1=5

A. Obesity is the

(i) body which is excessively overweight

(ii) excessive muscle weight

(iii) condition prevalent in the lower economic group

(iv) high calorie diet

B. ‘Binge eating’ is actually

(i) large eating

(ii) can’t control eating

(iii) severe depression

(iv) low self-esteem
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