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Worldwide there has been a large shift towards less physically demanding work,[86][87][88] and currently at least 30% of the world's population gets insufficient exercise.[87]
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems
is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food energy intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, although a few cases are caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness
Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer,
Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence in adults and children, and authorities view it as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century.
In addition to its health impacts, obesity leads to many problems including disadvantages in employment[169][170] and increased business costs. These effects are felt by all levels of society from individuals, to corporations, to governments.
Before the 20th century, obesity was rare;[153] in 1997 the WHO formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic.
In children, there appear to be declines in levels of physical activity due to less walking and physical education
In the United States consumption of fast-food meals tripled and food energy intake from these meals quadrupled between 1977 and 1995
Consumption of sweetened drinks is believed to be contributing to the rising rates of obesity
"A stroke, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supplyto the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage (thrombosis, arterial embolism), or ahemorrhage.[1] As a result, the affected area of the brain cannot function, which might result in an inability to move one or more limbs on one side of the body, inability to understand or formulate speech, or an inability to see one side of the visual field.[2]"
"Sleep apnoea (or sleep apnea in American English; /æpˈniːə/) is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from at least ten seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour"
