Inspite of a lot of hue and cry being raised about the adverse effects of obesity world wide, still we are getting hooked to all the junk foods and burgers..giving a damn to all the health hazards!! It is not a hype at all, but a serious problem which should be taken care of, lest it becomes too late!!

Obesity is a fatal health problem. It is definitely not an ideal way for a healthier lifestyle. We are well aware of the chances of a number of diseases related with obesity. It should be fought with regular work out and with controlled and healthy eating habits. After all- Health is wealth!

It’s a problem. No hype. and it’s scary and we need to let our lazy hips off the couch.

It certainly is a ’BIG Problem’...look around you, we definitely see more people who are fat nowdays..thanks to all the fast food. People need to be educated of the health fall-outs and resulting loss of employment because of this. More information needs to be shared so that people realize that gorging on food can actually end up killing them in the long run.

It’s all a matter of discipline and taking good care of yourself. Health is wealth.

Obesity is a common health problem that posts many health risks to the heart, kidney other vital organs and to your well-being as a person.

Causes may be blamed to genetic factors, lack of discipline, and social influence. But generally everything starts from birth.

If you are aware that too much cholesterol in the body is not good, then you will most likely take care of yourself.

In any case that you are taught about the side effects of too much fat content in the body and yet you continue eating voraciously, it’s your fault and expect the consequences. Dying early is one of them caused by a number of heart-related diseases.

Maynard Delfin
Manila, Philippines

’Fat could be the new thin’ in the coming days! Of course, it is a ’heavy weight’ problem.It’s sad that the numbers of people dying due to overindulgence is more than famished people these days.

@ Inspector

This is for sure hype. We are focusing on weight not health as in the case of ultra slim models. It is the general prejudice of narrow-minded people or rather bigoted people who are anti-black, anti-Muslims, and anti-US, anti-everything. Now people are turning to food and then to fat. Fat people suffer abuse because being too fat is mistaken by the human brain for a sign of disease. Our brain relates obesity to infection and this is what really drives people to be negative about fat people and this antipathy toward obese people is a powerful and pervasive prejudice in our modern society. I think the same goes for ultra slim people.

It depends on what you mean by narrow-minded. The point raised at the top referred to

“focusing on weight not health”

is unnecessary and without thinking. I’m not saying that health shouldn’t be a priority. Clearly it should be. But health is a complex thing than you’re making it out to be.

Worthless argument… do we really need to discuss this… on the other, greedy devouring and easy availability of junk food is denting the health problem. The big tummy is always and everywhere a problem. These fatties are always a problem… they devour food greedily but they also take the lion’s share of public health services… therefore merely talking about these things won’t solve the problem but the strict action would do. Junk food should be taxed heavily and the irresponsible fatties should be denied the access to health services… insurance companies should deny them their services… and just get ready to see the results

Obesity is a problem that you can begin to control. Start with manageable goals, track your progress each day, and earn the benefits of a ”fit” lifestyle. ...

@ Vikas, Vinod, and of course, @ the ’Inspector’ and his fellow constables on the other side of the debate___,, The question here is whether obesity is a problem or just a hype. And going by the medical point of view, obesity is definitely a problem and a health hazard.

Keep in mind that obesity has nothing to do with a person’s body weight — its the fat, muscles and lean meat proportion that decides whether a person is obese or a hefty n healthy person.

@ Vikas — whatever the body type, if the person has excess fat, he is obese and at a health risk. If at all he is lucky to duck and move forward, mind you, he is not setting a great example for the society.

@ All those who are trying to counter the issue by pulling in the term ’ultra slim’, let me tell you that ultra slim people are equally at health hazards. Try comparing any of your fat-ridden friend to a ’healthy’ person and not to any ultra-slim representative from a society.... or for a clear idea, just ask your so called obese-but-healthy friends how much time they exactly take to recover their breath after they do a supposedly ’hard task’ of climbing a series of staircase. You will get a fair idea.

If you want to continue to carry on just for debate purpose then its fine, but seriously speaking you all should join the forces here and make people aware that obesity is indeed a very bad omen.

Even if it has been turned into a ’hype’ by whomsoever, the reality is crystal clear that obese people are at risk.

And to give a spicy taste to this debate, let me tell you — THE SO CALLED OBESE-BUT-HEALTHY PEOPLE ARE JUST REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THOSE OVER-WEIGHT PEOPLES WHO TRY THEIR BEST TO RECLAIM THEIR FIGURES OR BODIES, BUT WHEN THEY FAIL, THEY TRY TO ADAPT TO THE ’XXL’ SITUATION.

Of course! It’s a problem. In fact, a grave problem that is a constant threat not only to the health of the person with it, but also to the people around him, to the world economy and the social fabric, even. Studies conducted earlier provide sufficient evidences to prove that obesity provide a fertile surface for deadly diseases like diabetes, depression, cancer, heart attack, blood pressure to crop up. And to global-economy too it pushes to the precipice of extirpation by blunting skills of the man-power and thus eventually lessening their periodicity. So, all this is enough to back up the fact that obesity is certainty a problem.