who is affected by obesity?
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I am overweight, it affects everyone around me. the reason for that statement...\nBecause I am overweight (due to a thyroid condition) I also suffer from depression (I try to lose weight and cannot), Diabetes and a host of other issues. Because it affects my health and my personality, those around me are also affected. They have to deal with my health issues in as much as they have to see me when I am very ill - both mentally and physically. They have to eat the same diet I do (I do not cook two separate meals, we all eat the same healthy foods or they go hungry.)and with the mood swings due to the depression, I may get angry with little provocation.
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My research has been limited only to my family( including near and dear cousins) and trust me, being overweight runs in the family(atleast in  mine)! Lots of people in my family struggle with weight and obesity even though we are a pretty active people in respect of exercising and keeping fit. We have to work hard to keep the weight down.
53999
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/index.htm
1035287
well if u sleep for at least half of the day you could have a sleeping disorder and sleeping alot can cause a person 2 b overweight because many people sleep and then get up and eat and go back 2 bed.......there is limited physical exercise that results in obesity
169659
I answered a question quite similar to this for someone else just a few days ago ... here is what I wrote ....\n\n\nObesity leads to diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, disk disease, heart disease, varicose veins, gall bladder problems, pancreatitis. It contributes to joint problems such as bad hips and knees. People who are obese lose muscle tone because they don't move much. Breathing problems are common, shortness of breath, as well as sleep apnea, which can be very serious, sometimes fatal. Obesity can lead to depression or a persistent sense of sadness and unhappiness. There is also research to suggest obesity increases risk of certain kinds of cancer.\n\nI don't think it actually affects intelligence or height, though disk disease can eventually make you shorter. However, obese people may be viewed by society as being less intelligent because people sometimes react that way to someone who is different.\n\nIf the person lost the weight his body could get back to normal in most ways. Certainly health would be much improved. However losing a lot of weight can lead ot lots of loose or excess skin in different areas of the body. \n\nI hope this helps.  Take care.
431311
There are stereotypes that overweight people are "less than". People who are overweight are viewed as lazy and incompetent. both of which may not be true.
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Metabolism.  People who are more prone to obesity have ancestors that needed slow metabolisms.  Also, some genetic flaws "turn off" the chemical signal to the brain that the stomach is full.  But mostly, it's environment and cultural heritage.
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No.  Other than a small percentage of people with actual medical or metabolic conditions obese people can reduce their weight.  My dad had a metabolic problem and lose his weight through the only 2 methods proven to work...reduction in caloric intake and an increase in caloric release (eat less and exercise more).\n\nAbout 15 months ago I went from 175lbs to 225lbs (I am 6 feet tall).  Fourteen months ago\nI started 2 exercise 6 days a week and ate 1 solid meal per day. I took a single multi vitamin and drank at least 8 glasses of water every day (I was working in Iraq at the time and needed the water anyway).  In 7 weeks I lost 50 lbs and got in excellent physical shape.  It has been 1 year and I weigh 178lbs.  It can be done.\n\nI recently read where about 68% of men and 49% of women in the US are over weight or obese.  As a country...we eat too much and are just plain lazy.
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Yes, the greater height and lean weight of a person effects almost all organs in a similar manner.  There are also individiual variations.  However, a 400 pd obese person wont have a small intestine twice the size of a 2oo pd lean person.
521104
A question not a lot of people ask, but this is a good one.  There is sometimes a problem with the hypothalamus, which sets your body's weight.  Most often it is higher than we would like, but sometimes it is lower.  There is a juice that is a modifier.  It helps heavier people loose, but more importantly for you, it stimulates underweight bodies to gain.  It modifies blood sugars for some afflicted with type l and even more potently affects people with joint injuries by modifying anti-inflamationenzymes.
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Sometimes people do have lives that are not great and they turn to food for comfort.  Food like drugs can be an addiction to many people.  Food/drugs don't yell at you, don't call you names, don't put you down, don't hate you, don't beat you, etc....Yes, people who are overweight do know that in time being overweight will give them a heart-attack, stroke, high blood pressure, puts strain on your bones, make you have diabetes.  But, you also have to realize that in some homes the whole family is overweight and everyone eats the wrong stuff.  Smoking will eventually kill you, give you emphysema, had terrible smoker's cough, jaw cancer, throat cancer, lung cancer, etc....But, there are people who are thin and eat bad food and smoke and then go to the gym, they are still harming their bodies as well.  It's not always easy to shut off that I want to eat button or smoke button or do drugs button, some people don't have that switch even though they know it will kill them sooner or later.
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http://www.bariatric-surgery.info/clinics/obesity-surgeon-colorado.htm\n\nhope this helps and good luck i to am having it in maryland
52957
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/economic_consequences.htm
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Only if a medical condition is causing it.  I have heard of people wh are obese because oh something going wrong in their body.  It seems no matter what they eat or how they exercise, it don't help.  Others just eat to much fast food and snacks and are couch potatoes.  And no there is no excuse for them.
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It's both.  \nResearch has shown that there's a definite genetic component to being overweight and there's also a virus that contributes (I know, sounds like a joke, but it's true).\nHowever, people still eat too much and exercise too little.
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Topic:Obese Children.\n\nObesity is not  a problem for middle aged group alone,nowadays even small children of age group of 8-10 is getting obese out of various reasons.Impact of fast foods and lack of physical activities plays a major role in this problem.Kids in metros and cosmopolitan cities are more affected than in small towns and counties.Regular exercise,calorie cautious food and GOD's diet(vegan diet) can be  the best solutions for this problem rather than going for medicines.
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Ban food.  Obesity is killing people as fast as tobacco.