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In the United States the number of children a person has had is related to their risk of obesity. A woman's risk of obesity increases by 7% per child, while a man's risk increases by 4% per child. [24] This could be partly explained by the fact that having dependent children decreases physical activity in Western parents. [25]
Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, [8] [9] [10] in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it can potentially have negative effects on health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is over 30 kg / m 2 ...
Social Protection: Interventions such as "health-related cash transfers", maternal education, and nutrition-based social protections have been shown to have a positive impact on health outcomes. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] However, the full economic costs and impacts generated of social security interventions are difficult to evaluate, especially as many ...
Being overweight has health, social, and economic costs for many people. And a new study suggested that 51% of the world -- more than 4 billion people -- will be classified as overweight or obese ...
The results of this research article highlighted the importance of needing to increase research and policy attention to addressing weight and health-related stigma as an issue regarding prevention and treatment for obesity in order to consequently decrease weight-driven inequalities in communities and differing groups, primarily focused on race ...
The stressful events that they face, unsafe living condition and poor physical health lead to cycle of poverty and mental illness that is seen all over the world. [54] According to the World Health Organization 76–85% of people living in lower and middle income countries are not treated for their mental illness.
According to the World Health Organization, "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". [4] The quality of health and how health is distributed among economic and social status in a society can provide insight into the level of development within that society. [ 5 ]
Obesity has been observed throughout human history. Many early depictions of the human form in art and sculpture appear obese. [2] However, it was not until the 20th century that obesity became common — so much so that, in 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic [3] and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled ...