Obesity is Global Health Problem

Abstract

Sinisa Franjic

Overweight and obesity are the result of excessive accumulation of adipose tissue in the body, and due to the spread they represent a global public health problem. Obesity is characterized by the size and number of fat cells. Excess, unnecessary energy is stored by the body in the form of fat stores, in which the human body is much more efficient than in the consumption of fat stores. In highly civilized societies, food is readily available and eating outside the home is common, and the need for physical labor is greatly reduced. The lifestyle has changed significantly in the last century. A sedentary lifestyle dominates our daily lives and most scientists believe that the only culprit for today’s obesity pandemic is lifestyle. Man’s desire to make his life more comfortable led to a decrease in physical activity and thus energy consumption, while eating habits remained the same, so the diet (daily energy intake) did not adjust to energy consumption.

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