Obesity is no more an unfamiliar word for people nowadays.  A lot of reasons cause obesity, including social, behavioural, cultural, environmental, physiological and genetic factors.  However, according to World Health Organisation (WHO), the main causes of the current obesity epidemic worldwide are increased consumption of high-calorie, nutrient-poor foods that high in saturated fats and sugars, and reduced physical activity.  In some food and health experts’ opinion,  the obesity epidemic today can be traced to eating too much high-fat fast food and junk food besides guzzling high-sugar soft drinks.  You need to aware these before joining any healthy weight loss program.

Obesity and Fast Food

Fast food is all the rage among today’s people especially youths due to rapid expansion of fast food outlets and aggressive marketing campaigns.  This scenario is not only seen in developed countries, but also developing countries.  According to the health experts, this has been linked to expanding waistlines and obesity issues. Continue Reading…