OBESITY

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QUICK QUESTIONS

• Are most of the foods at takeaway shops, like hungry jacks and KFC, good for you?
• Is Obesity good for you?
• Should obese people exercise?
• Is Obesity life threatening?

WHAT IS OBESITY??

• Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated.
• Obesity is the 2nd highest contributor to burden of disease.

WHAT IS OBESITY CAUSED BY??

• Obesity is mainly caused by excessive food energy intake, lack of physical activity and susceptibility.
• There is also other causes for obesity like genes, endocrine disorders, medications or even psychiatric illness.

WHAT CAN OBESITY LEAD TO??

• Obesity can lead to various diseases. The main diseases are heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, cancer and osteoarthritis.
• Obesity also reduces your life expectancy.

OBESITY FACTS!!

• 63% of Australian adults are obese or overweight.
• 25% of Australian children are obese or overweight.
• Globally, 44% of diabetes, 23% of ischaemic heart disease and 7–41% of certain cancers are attributable to overweight and obesity.

WHAT SHOULD OBESE PEOPLE DO??

• People with obesity should be dieting and exercising.
• They should also reduce the amount of energy-dense foods, high in fat and sugars being eaten.
• Intake of dietary fibre is also what obese people should do.

WHAT IS A DECENT MENU FOR OBESITY??

• Breakfast-whole wheat blueberry pancakes with low-fat plain yoghurt:It is low in sugar, salt and fat which decreases the amount of weight being added.
• Lunch-fresh chicken salad with a lite, low-fat dressing(lettuce, cucumber, capsaicin, grated carrot): It is low in fat, sugar and salt. It's full of protein from the chicken and vitamins from the vegetables.

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• Dinner-steamed fish with steamed vegetables(carrot, broccoli, beans): It is low in fat, sugar and salt. The fish is steamed so that it reduces the amount of fat being digested, instead of deep frying.
• Dessert-high protein strawberry cheesecake parfait with almond tuiles: It is low in fat, sugar and salt. The parfait is high in protein. All of these meals have a low GI factor.

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