1. Obesity
Miguel Pimenta

2. What is obesity?
 We can say that obesity is an increase in
bodyweight because of excess body fat.

3. What is obesity?
 Obesity is a disease!
 Obesity is a chronic disease caused by
excess weight.

4. What is obesity?
 Affects men and women of all ages
 Predominates in
developed countries.

5. What is obesity?
 The World Health Organization
considered this disease as an epidemic
of the 21st century.

6. Causes
Sedentary life
 Don’t do physical exercise;
 See a lot of television;…

7. Causes
Extreme consumption
Incorrect alimentary habits
 Eat fast food; poor foods…

8. Causes
Genetic cause (rare)

9. Consequences
Cancer
Lung Problems in
diseases the biliary
vesicle
Renal
Diabetes Obesity disease
Arteries Alterations
disease in the bones
Heart disease
&
Hypertension

10. Consequences
Cancer
Lung Problems in
diseases the biliary
vesicle
Renal
Diabetes Obesity disease
Arteries Alterations
disease in the bones
Heart disease
&
Hypertension
It can cause death !

11. Consequences

12. Consequences
Cancer
Lung Problems in
diseases the biliary
vesicle
Renal
Diabetes Obesity disease
Arteries Alterations
disease in the bones
Heart disease
&
Hypertension
It can cause death !

13. Consequences
And…
 Social isolation;
 Depression and loss of auto-esteem.

14. Consequences
And…
 Social and educative discrimination;

15. What to do to avoid?
 Eat healthy food;

16. What to do to avoid?
 Physical exercice;

17. What to do to avoid?
 Medical help when obesity starts to be
serious.

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