Obesity

Introduction

Obesity is a big problem in the world. As shown in figure 1, the propagation of obesity is increasing in the Australian population. The obesity epidemic in Australia has several issues that are include social and physical environments problems where the physical activity demands of daily living are reducing and where energy-dense foods and drinks are roughly cheap and freely available. In this report, it will be explained abut causes, treatment and prevention.

Figure 1: Obesity Rate among Australia adult (VWMPS 2011-2014)

Causes

One of the important obesity’s cause is an imbalance between the amount of energy take from foods and drinks, and the amount of energy used by activity of daily life. The some researches have showed numbers of factors which can increase obesity.

·      lack of access to green space

·      access to unhealthy food and lack of access to healthy food

·      access to health care concerning obesity

·      poor sleep

Treatment

Treatments for obesity range from healthy eating and exercise, to prescription medicine and surgery. Also, changes in the global food system and use organic food instead of process food can help. Exercise greatly increase chance of long term weight loss and low calorie diet is individually planned to include 500 to 1000 calories a day.

Prevention

To prevent obesity and maintain a healthy body weight, eat a well- balanced diet and exercise regularly.  Preventing obesity is important. Some of the women especially those of lower socioeconomic situation, migrants and Aboriginal are at risk of becoming obese. According to Australian National Preventive Health Agency (2014)” the main concern arising from the examination of the prevalence, distribution and trends in obesity is the continual increase in the proportion of adults who are above a healthy weight. “

Conclusion

To sum up more Australians are becoming above a healthy weight and obese. There is an increasing issue of social disparities especially in obesity. There is some evidence that the increase may be less in children but the social disparities remain. Being obese has major implications for the health of Australians and increasing health care costs.

Reference List

Obesity: Prevalence Trends in Australia 2014, Australian National Preventive Health Agency, viewed 21 October 2017, https://sydney.edu.au/medicine/research/units/boden/ANPHA%20Obesity%20Prevalence%20Trends.pdf

Obesity in Australia 2014, VMAPS, viewed 21 October 2017, http://www.vwmaps.com/2014/09/19/obesity-in-australia/