Introduction
The report is based on the obesity of the United Kingdom people and they may cause various negative influences due to this issue. Obesity is a major disease that involves an excessive amount of body fat. The report covers the main causes of obesity, the impact of obesity on individuals, and the impact of obesity on NHS organizations.
Rise in obesity in the UK in recent decades
Obesity has been the most crucial subject for teens and adults of the UK who are suffering from early obesity due to the unhealthy lifestyle of the people of the UK. The rates of obesity in adults are increasing at higher stakes since previous decades. Obesity has increased by about 65% in men and 25% in women in the recent 3 decades. The rise in obesity in the UK is increasing at an alarming rate which is also impacting the economic development of the country. Recently the UK is spending around 27 billion Euros on obesity in society to provide health assistance to the people (Dare, et. al., 2015). These costs will increase in the coming years which will adversely impact the economic development of the country. The NHS works in the direction of controlling and monitoring the national situations in which around 1 in 4 people are having overweight or obese due to the lifestyle and eating habits that are unhealthy and increasing the obesity in the UK in recent decades. This problem has enlarged due to its impact on the overall performance of the people in various sectors of economic development for the country.
Major causes of obesity in the UK
The rise in obesity in the UK has various causes in which the prime cause for the situation of adults resulting in obesity or overweight is excessive eating of food energy and lack of physical activities for burning calories is most common. The younger generations are the most affected from the obesity as per their leading lifestyle which involves the intake of high-calorie food which is mostly rich in sugar and fat, is being the prime source of energy which is unhealthy for regular intake by adults and it increases the weight of the adults (Dekkers, et. al., 2019). The adults in the UK are leading the lifestyle in which eating junk food and not doing any physical activities on normal daily routines is common and thus it is causing the increase in rates of obesity in the UK. Exercise is very important for a healthy body as it helps in digestion and energizing the intake. The major cause of the increase in obesity is the result of eating unhealthy and fat-enriched food which settles in the body and is not easily dissolved by the digestion process.
As a result weight of individual increases due to lack of physical training for the digestion of the fats and sugar intake by adults. The lifestyle in which eating street food, doing parties and junk food has become the symbol of coolness and smartness in the adults’ world which is enhancing the rates of obesity by attracting adults towards this bad lifestyle in which there is no space for healthy food and exercising (Flint, et. al., 2016). This is increasing the rates of obesity in the UK as the country is known to be the hub of adults who leads messy lives with no routines and increases obesity as per the main cause for its rise in recent decades in the UK.
Impact of Obesity on the individual
It is analyzed that obesity is a serious disease as it is related to minor mental health results and it will reduce the quality of living of a person. Obesity is also related to leading death situations in the United Kingdom and across the world, which includes heart attack, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. Obesity may cause major damage and harm to the human body. It is also observed that individuals who have severe obesity are likely to contact with other dangerous diseases. Along with obesity, such disease can also lead people towards a lower quality of health and wellbeing. Obesity also puts strains on an individual overall circulation system (Burgoine, et. al., 2018). Such strain may be enhancing the risk or issue for stroke. Obesity can lead to another stroke which is a major factor of risk and this can harm the whole body of a person. The stroke problems involve metabolic syndrome, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, lipid abnormalities, and obstructive sleep apnea. If a person being overweight, then this will cause serious disease in their health or body. Carrying additional weight can lead to dangerous health risks such as 2 forms of diabetes, heart attacks, stroke, cardiovascular and so more.
Impact of obesity on the NHS
In the UK, NHS needs to focus on obesity which can cause major diseases to the people. For this, the company spends a lot of money on conducting awareness programs where they provide information to such individuals who are a foodie and always prefer to eat outside food and consume too much food. Along with this, NHS should concentrate on maintaining and managing the healthy sessions in which all the overweight people are required to attend such a program (Adams, et. al., 2015). To reduce obesity, NHS develop short and long term plan in which they fixed the proper diet and schedule of an individual which they need to consume. NHS spends a huge amount of money on eliminating obesity in the United Kingdom. Being obese can enhance the risk of developing various potential serious health situations which involves blood pressure, cholesterol, 2 types of diabetes that can lead to coronary stroke and heart attack.
Conclusion
It is concluded that obesity creates a negative impact on the human body and this is caused by eating too much and not moving from one place to another. It is a major impact on individuals where they do not perform their personal due to overweight or obese.
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