Obesity is a condition affecting about 64% of adult Americans. This percentage is increasing every year. In recent years, it has also started to affect children, causing serious health complications such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Motor problems like difficulty in walking and breathing are also normal.
An extreme form of obesity is morbid obesity. Morbidly obese individuals are more than 100 lbs overweight, or have a body mass index (BMI) of over 40 (normal BMI is 18 to 24).
Taking measures
Because of the threats posed by obesity, Americans are now taking a proactive approach to losing weight. An estimated $56 billion is being spent every year by Americans on weight loss methods like dieting, exercise, and surgery. Weight loss programs have also popped out everywhere, claiming to provide the best, most effective, and quickest way to lose weight. Sadly, though, as much as $6 billion is being spent on fraudulent or ineffective weight loss methods. Some of these can even cause serious health complications and side effects.
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