Overview of Obesity

According to the NIH and reports from the American Heart Association, obesity is on the rise. Obesity or having excessive body fat can lead to many other health problems including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and may contribute to joint pain and general ill-health.

Overweight is a term doctors use to describe people that are not within their ideal weight range, but it is not the same as the term "obese".

Less Food More Exercise

Obesity is on the rise; in fact, the percentage of adults that are obese according to the Centers for Disease Control, throughout the United States, is between 20 to 30 percent of the population. That number is growing, largely because people are constantly on the go, eating food that isn't good for them, and avoiding exercise.