Obesity is a condition of excess fatness that results from an imbalance between energy consumed and energy expended. When the body takes in more food that it uses up, the extra is stored as fat deposits, resulting in overweight. Obesity subjects to shift in perceptions though, both on the part of health experts and the general public. Dr. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, one of the nation’s leading experts on obesity points out:

A population cannot be precisely divided into normal and obese…. In the

modern world, with the great intermixing of ethnic and racial groups, wide

genetic heterogeneity exists. The heterogeneity is manifested by differing

heights, body circumference, and heaviness of frame. It is undesirable

encourage them to eat far to more than what they need. (Akers 30)

Many factors and contributions lead to obesity. Eating to much is a key role. Today, portion sizes have increased tremendously at restaurants and fast food diners. Our calories consumed went from 2,300 to a whopping 3,700. Marion Nestle, a nutritionist, explains:

people of different heights regardless of gender. To be considered obese, one’s BMI is between 30.0 – 39.9, severe obesity is a result from one’s BMI to be 40.0 or higher.

In 1871 mathematician, Lambert Adolphe Jacques Queletet, proposed the body mass index formula, BMI for short.It is considered more precise and is an easy way to compare fatness of

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