Obesity in Australia

Obesity In Australia Obese means very fat or highly overweight. You may say that it is the highest degree used for very fat people. If there is nothing good about it, why are people disregarding the importance of health and becoming obese? There are several factors that are contributing to this. For example diet. Despite the widespread availability of nutritional information in schools, clinics and even product packaging, it is evident that overeating is still a substantial problem. However, according to statistics, most of the extra calories came from an increase in carbohydrate consumption rather than fat consumption. The primary sources of these extra carbohydrates are sweetened beverages. Such as pepsi. Many people are drinking too much soft drinks instead of water. Sedentary lifestyle has mostly got to do with the working people. More jobs are now office based and people are not active. More people are working more hours to earn a living and do not have enough time to exercise. This is why excess carbohydrates are not burn off and this will turn into fat. Not only that, because their work place is too far or the safety on the streets are getting worst, people are more reliant on vehicles as their mode of transport. This does not require any energy at all and that is why more people are getting fatter each day. However obesity may be caused by genetics. Some people may have a very high metabolism rate and this will decrease their chances of being obese. But some people aren’t fortunate enough and have very low metabolism rate. This means that it takes a longer time for the amount of calories they consume to be broken down. People have different ways of relieving emotional stress. The most common answer is eating. Most people tend to binge eat when they are stress, may it be depression or even stress from work. This will contribute to obesity if not controlled. Last but not least would be the media coverage. For example, advertisements. Fast food...