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Unit 9: Global Epidemic: Causes of Obesity

This document discusses the global epidemic of obesity. It defines obesity and how BMI is used to measure it. Rates of obesity have doubled in the last 35 years, with over 600 million adults now considered obese. Obesity is increasing faster in developing countries. The causes of obesity include economic factors like increased wealth leading to poor diets and sedentary lifestyles, social factors like fast food consumption, and behavioral factors like seeing food as entertainment and easy access to convenient, calorie-dense foods. Treatment programs aim to improve nutrition through diet quality, increase physical activity, and implement community support programs.

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Unit 9: Global Epidemic: Causes of Obesity

This document discusses the global epidemic of obesity. It defines obesity and how BMI is used to measure it. Rates of obesity have doubled in the last 35 years, with over 600 million adults now considered obese. Obesity is increasing faster in developing countries. The causes of obesity include economic factors like increased wealth leading to poor diets and sedentary lifestyles, social factors like fast food consumption, and behavioral factors like seeing food as entertainment and easy access to convenient, calorie-dense foods. Treatment programs aim to improve nutrition through diet quality, increase physical activity, and implement community support programs.

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Unit 9: Global Epidemic

1. What is an epidemic?
 Epidemic is an infectious disease that spreads quickly.
 Today’s lecture is about another kind of epidemic which is non-infectious =
Obesity
2. What is obesity?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….
…..
3. WHO measures obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI). 
 What is the formula for BMI? BMI =
…………………………………………………………………………………….……
 Adult BMI:   18.5 🡪 25       : normal
  Over 30         : obese
4. How is the situation regarding obesity in the world?
 WHO said, in the last 35 yrs, obesity has ↑2x.  Approx. 600 mil adults are obese.
 Obesity in children ↑ sharply. Country with the highest % of obesity is the U.S.A. 
🡪 no surprise b/c they are developed countries, e.g. the U.K. or Japan.
 However, in developing countries like Brazil, India, China, obesity ↑ at a faster rate.
 Rate of obese children in developing countries is 30% > developed countries.

CAUSES OF OBESITY
1. Economic:
 Obesity is the disease of
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b/c wealthy pp can …………………………………..………..………… & …………………….
……………………………………....
 Obesity occurs with the …………………………………………………………………….………………..
……………….. too.
Why?  B/c pp adopt modern lifestyles:
 ↑ ………………………………………………………………………….……...
 ↓ …………………………………………………………………………………
 ↑ ………………………………………………………………………………...
 ↑ .……………………………………………………………………….….……
2. Social: 
 The food pp eat is changing.
 Fast food ………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………..….
3. Behavioral: 
 The role of food is changing. Food = …………………………………………………………….……………..…..
……………
 PP have easy access to
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
 Modern life gives us choices a/b activity. E.g.
 a. ……………………………………………………………………..……
 b. ……………………………………………………………………..……
 c. ……………………………………………………………………..……
 Economy develops 🡪 seems like improvements in lifestyle but have a
……………………………...……….………….

Obesity Treatment Program: Three – approach level: 


1. Nutrition: We should eat:
 ↑ ……………………………………………………………….
 ↓………………………………………………………………..
  families   ↑…………………………………………………
  families   ↓…………………………………………………
 E.g. In Finland: food standards in daycares & schools: 
↓……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..……………
 E.g. In China: national healthy eating campaign: ↑ ………………………………… & ↓
……………………………….
2. Lifestyle:
 Children need ……………………………………………………………..... every day.
 Adults need ………………………………………………………….……….. a day.
 Include activity into daily routines. 
E.g. 
 Genentech & Zappos include …………………………………… & ………………………………………..
during work day.
 Schools in Japan implement guidelines:  ss get a minimum of …………………………….
…………………… during school day.
3. Strong community support:
 Community-based programs can be ……………………………………………..….………….. at a school
or company. 
E.g.
 Nigeria: Neighborhood programs
………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
 The US: Cities organize programs like …………………………..………..…. or ………………..
…………………. Programs.

Conclusion
 Make a list of …………………………………………………………. if you were a public health worker.

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