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There are many individuals in my area who are obese The problem is ranked first in top five current health issues affecting the area Obesity is where a person has too much body fat Normally the fat accumulates in the body of an individual thereby exposing a person to some negative effects Khalife et al 425 When the body weight of a person is twenty percent higher compared to normal body weight then the person is termed as obese A number of adults and children in the area are having body mass index that is ranging 30 and above This is a range for obesity The history of obesity can be traced to the 1980s and 1990s Ogden et al 831 Around this period there was an increase in the consumption of sugar and fat due to attempts to reduce cases of malnutrition by the provision of a low cost source of calories Since that time cases of obesity have been on the rise This health issue has been selected because it deserves more attention It is among the top contributors to diseases death loss of productivity and it costs health systems Cases of obesity have doubled worldwide 25 percent of children as well as 60 percent of adults are obese or overweight Malik Willett Hu 20
