Walking around the grocery store, or down the hallway at school it’s amazing to see how many people are struggling with their weight. We’ve heard it time and time again from the Surgeon General that obesity is an epidemic, but what are we doing about it and how has this happened?
About 1.2 billion people in the world are overweight and at least 300 million of them are obese. In the United States, more than 97 million adults (which is more than half) are overweight and 1 in 5 adults are obese. Being obese and being overweight is not exactly the same thing. An obese person has a large amount of extra body fat, not just a few extra pounds.
So what can cause a person to become obese? Well, there are uncontrollable risk factors such as a person’s genetics. However, the majority comes from an individual’s personal lifestyle patterns such as excessive overeating, consuming more foods high in fat and less in nutritional value, and a lack of physical activity.
The keys to maintaining a healthy weight is to exercise regularly and maintain healthy eating habits. These sound like simple tasks but I’m often surprised how many people do not know how to do this. If you would like to learn more about weight managemnet Wellness Eduction offers a program called Healthquest for UVSC students and employees. Check it out at this website http://www.uvsc.edu/wellnessed/ourservices/healthquest2.html.
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