Why Obesity Has Risen So Much in the Last 40 Years and The Health Problems It Creates

30th March, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments

The obesity rate in the United States is rising rapidly and is a thing that has many doctors very concerned. The medical community are guessing some states will have a rate of 50% of their residents being obese by the year 2011. This was never a problem forty years ago and a lot of our society lifestyle changes are to blame for this highly rising obesity rate going up. Obesity creates a lot of issues such as heart attacks, diabetes, hip and Rockford knee pain, hypertension and high cholesterol. The lack of exercise and increase in being sedentary is also creating new health problems like Rockford carpal tunnel syndrome from sitting at a computer all day, increased BMI factor with more fat percentage than muscle on a body, and poor posture from being hunched over the computer or lounging around on the couch all day. Continue reading Read More