There are more and more people who are obese in our society due to poor eating habits, and lack of exercise.
Everyone thought Livia was pregnant, but actually she is just obese.
The rise in the number of people who are obese in our society has lead to a dramatic increase in heart
attacks, and high blood pressure.
Children who don't do much exercise and who have parents who are overweight, will probably become obese themselves as adults.
Changes in eating habits in Japan have lead to an increase in the incidence of obesity in that country.
My sister was fairly
slim as a child, but has had to fight obesity all her adult life.
Obesity is often caused as much by genetics as by a lack of physical activity combined with consuming too many calories.
Obviously, people who are obese have a much higher chance of having a heart attack than do people
who are slim.
I read somewhere that married men are twice as likely to be obese as single men.
Obesity is defined as 14 kilograms or more over a healthy weight.
The highest ratio of obese people in the world is in Russia, at 25.4 percent, followed by Mexico at 25.1 percent.
Recent studies show that people who are obese have double the risk of heart failure.
Almost 60% of Americans are now considered either overweight or obese.
According to recent research, obesity likely accounts for 11% of the cases of heart failure in men, and 14% of those in womenIn the U.S., the Los Angeles school district has banned the sale of soft drinks in schools in an effort to combat obesity among children.
According to a new study, sales clerks in stores tend to discriminate against shoppers who are obese, treating them more rudely and spending less time with them than with other shoppers.
Discussion question: Why do you think more and more people in North American society are becoming obese?