How can overweight and obesity be prevented? Learn more about this major problem

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This educational video throws light on a problem which has become a real global epidemic of our time.

• Chronic malnutrition was the norm for most of our history! That's why, in prehistoric times, evolution favored humans who could retain more nutrients by stocking more fat;
• The body fat became problematic only in the 18th century, as the quality of food improved;
• Obesity is most often caused by energy imbalance. This means that our body stores extra calories as fat when the input from calories is greater than the output from physical activity;
• On the average, an adult should be getting at least 2.5 hours of exercise a week to stay healthy;
• Obesity is an escalating global epidemic, which raises the probability of diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure and other diseases;
• People suffer from obesity in both developed and developing countries!
• The more overweight a person is, the harder it is for him or her to climb to recovery.

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