The most obese child is Jessica Leonard who is known as the heaviest recorded child to ever live.
At her largest weight Jessica Leonard weighed 420 lbs which is unimaginable when she was only 8 years old.
At 12 months old Jessica Leonard had a body mass index of 56 and a year later she weighed 110 lbs and then a year after that when she was age 3 she weighed a whopping 170 lbs.
When you have obesity you can live up to 3 less years with moderate obesity and for those who are morbidly obese you live around 10 years less.
In some cases being Obese can shorten your life as much as 14 to 20 years.
Illnesses that are associated with obesity include.
Heart Disease and Stroke.
High Blood Pressure.
Diabetes.
High Cholesterol.
Type 2 diabetes.
Coronary Heart Disease.
Gallbladder disease.
The five causes of obesity include.
Food and Activity. People gain weight when they eat more calories than they burn through activity.
Environment. The world around us influences our ability to maintain a healthy weight.
Genetics.
Health Conditions and Medications.
Stress, Emotional Factors, and Poor Sleep.
Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and moving too little.
If you consume high amounts of energy, particularly fat and sugars, but do not burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat.
Obesity is a disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems.
Obesity often results from taking in more calories than are burned by exercise and normal daily activities.
Obesity occurs when a person's body mass index is 30 or greater.
The main symptom of obesity is excessive body fat, which increases the risk of serious health problems.
The mainstay of treatment for obesity are lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise.
Foods that are tied to weight gain and obesity include potato chips, sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets and desserts, refined grains, red meats and processed meats.
Lower weight gain and weight loss are associated with whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
The dangers of obesity include high blood pressure (hypertension). High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, or high levels of triglycerides (dyslipidemia). Type 2 diabetes. Coronary heart disease.
The obesity prevalence was 39.8% among adults aged 20 to 39 years, 44.3% among adults aged 40 to 59 years, and 41.5% among adults aged 60 and older.
Like tobacco, obesity causes or is closely linked with a large number of health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol, asthma, sleep apnea, gallstones, kidney stones, infertility, and as many as 11 types of cancers, including leukemia, breast, and colon cancer.