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Tahereh Mokhtari
KimberlyStrickland
IntermediateCollegeWriting
October01,2015
1. Obesity
Oneofthemostcommonhealthproblemsintheworldtoday,Obesity,isdefined
asanabnormalandimmoderateaccumulationoffatthatmayhavenegativeeffectson
health(WHO,2006).Obesityisconsideredasthefifthleadingglobaldeathrisksandis
believedtobethemaincauseofalotofserioushealthproblemsincludingcoronaryand
heartdiseases,diabetes,cancers,liverdiseasesandhypertension.Theseareallreasons
whytheissuehastobetackledwithutmosturgency.

Findingsofrecentstudieshaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatcancauseobesity.
Amongthesearesociodemographicfactors(i.e.Age,gender,maritalstatusandliving
status), socio economic status (i.e. income), dietary pattern, dietary intake, physical
activity level, smoking status and psychological factors (i.e. depression and anxiety)
(Pouliou&Elliot,2010; Sanigorskietal.,2007;Wang&Beydoun,2007;Zhaoetal.,
2008).
Inmyopinion,themostimportantcauseofobesityisimbalancebetweenthe
energyintakeoffoodsandenergyexpenditureofphysicalactivity.Iftheenergyintakeis
greaterthanenergyexpenditure,theenergybalancewillbepositiveanditwillresultin
anincreaseinweight.However,thereversecasewillleadtoanegativeenergybalance

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andwillresultinalossofweight.Nevertheless,thismodelconsistsofmanydifferent
andconnectedpartsandalsohasvariousinteractionfactorsinthewaybywhichthe
energyintakeandexpenditurearedeterminedindividually.
Furthermoreenergydensefoodssuchassometypesofbread,burgers,cheeseand
carbonatedcanneddrinksconsumedhighlyduringadayorlateatnightarebelievedtobe
contributoryfactorsforweightgaining.
I believe that the most applicable solution to this problem is adherence to a
healthydietarypattern,whichconsistsofhighamountsofvegetables,fruit,fiberand
reducedfatdairyproducts.Thisisbecauseahighintakeoffoodsdensedinnutrients
suchascereals,vegetables,fruits,dairyproductsandlowfatmeathavebeenfoundtobe
associatedwithfavorablehealthconsequence(Paradisetal.,2009),lowerratioofgaining
weightovertime(Newbyetal.,2004),goodqualityoflifeanddevelopedsurvivalin
adultpeople(Xuetal.,2011).
In addition, a routine activity is able to decrease incidence of many chronic
disorderslikeobesity.Therefore,aphysicallyactivelifestylehashealthbenefits.Physical
activitychipsinalargerangeofhealthprofitsandroutine.Physicalactivitycanincrease
healthresultsregardlessofwhetherindividualsgetweightloss.
Inconclusion,obesityhasbecomeanepidemicinmanycountries.Theetiologyof
obesityandoverweightiscomplexandalargenumberoffactorsaffectedBMIincluding
energyintake,physicalactivity,psychologicalstatus,environment,cultureandeconomic
status. Investigation of the factors associated with body weight status is a necessary

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considerationinplanningobesityinterventions.

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