Health and Fitness

Obesity is a physical state that causes anxiety and may give rise to diseases like high blood pressure, osteoarthritis and diabetes. Obese don't enjoy social life as they become target of entertainment for others. There are some major psychological problems associated with obesity. Shyness and tendency to avoid people becomes more common in obese people than in normal people. This may lead to other serious mental illnesses like frustration.

Pschological disorder is one of the many reasons that are considered. Many people eat to beat stress, some eat because they are worried, some get habituated to eating so much that they can't help loosing sight of food items. Burning the extra calories is necessary. For that specific exercise is necessary. Aerobic work outs are becoming more popular in this regard. Weight trainers, personal trainers are of great help in this regard.

We can safely say that general health of world population is getting healthier. There are lots of medical services available and diet plans, personal trainers etc to guide you to remain at best of your health for long. In spite of this, childhood obesity is a major concern these days. It won't be correct to compare general health world wide due to cultural differences, food habits, atmosphere, health awareness etc.

The fact is percentage of people suffering with obesity and its associated diseases is greater in developed countries than in developing countries. This is mainly due to the changing life style, fast food or junk food, less physical activity. Researches done across the world, it is found that healthy life expectancy at birth ranged from 40 years for males in Africa to over 70 years for females in developed countries. The equivalent "lost" healthy years ranged from 15% of total life expectancy at birth in Africa to 9% in developed countries