Being Overweight by https://padlet.com/l9930820/3rtva1mxbeoj Lieu Thi Yen Vy Bui Thi Thanh Tam Chau Ngoc Phuong Thao Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan en-us 2016-09-12 05:45:55 UTC 2024-07-14 15:46:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png The World Is Getting Fatter and No One Knows How to Stop It l9930703 https://padlet.com/l9930820/3rtva1mxbeoj/wish/123137106
Obesity Increased In Every Country
In 2014, there were 114 countries where more than half the adult population was considered overweight, including much of the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, according to World Health Organization data. In small Pacific Islandnations and Persian Gulf states, more than two-thirds of the population is considered overweight or obese, a higher prevalence than in the United States.

So what’s causing obesity?
Some common trends: Rising incomes, global trade, changing food supplies, and declines in physical activity all contribute.


What can be done about obesity?
...lower tariffs on food products like meat, dairy, and sugar, potentially increasing the availability of cheap food.]]> 2016-09-12 14:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/l9930820/3rtva1mxbeoj/wish/123137106 Health risks of being overweight or obese. l9930703 https://padlet.com/l9930820/3rtva1mxbeoj/wish/123140907 2016-09-12 14:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/l9930820/3rtva1mxbeoj/wish/123140907 MEASURING OBESITY l9931098 https://padlet.com/l9930820/3rtva1mxbeoj/wish/123390528
A person's body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters.

·         Underweight: below 18.5
·         Normal: 18.5 to 24.9
·         Overweight: 25 to 29.9
·         Obese: greater than 30
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  • increase consumption of fruit and vegetables.
  • engage in regular physical activity (60 minutes a day for children and 150 minutes spread through the week for adults).
  • limit energy intake from total fats and sugars;

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  • Eat too much fat, sweets and other unhealthy food. For example, Vietnam has a large number of fast food stores. Because of convenience and taste of junk food, people want to eat them more. 
  • Not do exercise regularly. Lacking of time is biggest reason why people don't want to do workout. In addition, gyms require people pay a huge amount of money in it. 
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  • In Viet Nam, there are more than 25% of the adult are overweight in 2014. In society, being overweight is tending to be more and more and more popular. It is becoming one of the biggest challenges in Vietnam as well as in the whole world. 
  • The graph below shows that in 2013, Vietnam had under 15% of people are being overweight, and it is the second country that had lowest percent of overweight people in the Asian country. However, if Vietnamese don't have any solutions, the figures will be the huge number.  


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