Obesity: A Silent Killer On The RiseChildren's Health and Fitness ...

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While today?s modern lifestyle allows us to live comfortably, it has also led to the rise in killer lifestyle diseases like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. These deadly diseases which used to be associated with old age now afflict both young and old and does not discriminate between men and women. And the leading cause of these killers is obesity.

Obesity kills at least 2.8 million people worldwide annually according to the World Health Organization. In the Philippines, the prevalence of overweight Filipinos is expected to increase by 24% and 44% for men and women, respectively in 2015.

?The problem of overweight and obesity is always multifactorial,? says endocrinologist and obesity expert Dr. Kristine Denise Corvera. ?These include biological tendencies such as low birth weight, hormonal and metabolic problems and one?s genes. On the other hand, one?s inherent predisposition is influenced by the environment and is aggravated by lifestyle and socio-cultural factors,?

She adds that environments without parks, sidewalks or places for physical recreation and exercise, unfavorable work schedules, lack of sleep, exposure and easy access to fast food exacerbate the increase in overweight and obesity cases.

Such is the case for entrepreneurs Richele Hilario and Jeffrey Tan. ?Using food to reward myself and cheer me up when I feel down has caused me to gain a lot of weight,? says Richele. ?With my excess pounds, I found it hard to breathe and I got tired easily. My blood pressure and cholesterol also skyrocketed. I even had to spend 2 days in the hospital due to liver pain and severe migraine.?

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