The cause of obesity

During this 21
st
century, people are getting busier with their own businesses. Most
nowadays people are money minded, they live to work in order to earn money so that
they can fulfill their needs and wants. Based on a research conducted by the
University of Denver, its clearly stated that people in America are willing to work
harder to fulfill their wants compared to their needs. Another amusing fact is that one
of their ways to achieve it is by suppressing expenditures on food and spends as much
time as possible on earning money. As a result of this lifestyle, many junk food
restaurants are chosen as the peoples destination to get rid of their hunger. The main
problem actually lies on a substantial increase in the number of obese people, which
is proven to be due to excessive junk food consumption. Obesity is noted as the major
cause of diabetes, increased tendency to develop atherosclerotic plaque and the
susceptibility to suffer from osteoarthritis.
There are many of causes of obesity that makes it become one of the major threats to
every single person in this world. Even moderate obesity could dramatically increase
a risk in developing diabetes and it is now widely known as one of the main causes of
an increased number of diabetic patients. Simplified pathophysiology of how obesity
causes diabetes is that large deposit of bad fats in the body leads to insulin resistance,
which will increase the amount of blood glucose. In your body, this condition could
further lead to diabetes type 2, which now could affects both adults and children.
Atherosclerotic plaque which is hardening of the arteries are present 10 times more
often in obese people compared to those who have normal Body Mass Index (BMI). It
is also more prevalent because fatty deposits build up in arteries that supply the
heart. Narrowed arteries and reduced blood flow to the heart may cause angina
(chest pain) that at a later stage could complicate and lead a person to die due to a
heart attack. There is also a possibility of blood clots to develop in narrowed arteries
and causes stroke, which is ranked as the 4
th
most deadly disease in the whole world.
The last but not least cause of obesity that will be discussed in this essay is the
increase in tendency of obese people to develop joint problems. There are lots of
joints problems that could be caused by obesity, however, the latest statistic that was
published by the University of Manila on 2010 shows that osteoarthritis is the most
commonly found to develop in obese people. Obesity can affect the knees and hips
because of the substantial stress placed on the joints by extra weight. These problems
tend to develop on the elders as it takes time for joints to be affected by the
substantial weight stress on it.
In conclusion, obesity can lead us to a bad condition, such as diabetes, atherosclerosis
plaque, and osteoporosis. Consequently, we have to prevent an obese as young as
possible, so the risk could be suppressed earlier in maintaining a healthy life. Keeping
our body in a normal Body Mass Index (BMI) is important in taking a good care to our
bodies. We can start it by eating healthy foods, regular exercises, a good lifestyle in
order to prevent obesity.


Elbert Hadidjaja (07120090021)
Eugenia Cindy Juliany (07120090033)