Obesity: Are sufferers to blame for it?
Obesity is a major epidermic in the world. According to analysis by the International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) in 2010, about 1 billion adults around the world are either overweight or obese. In Europe, 60 per cent of adults and over 20 per cent of school aged children are estimated to be overweight or obese. In the United States around one in four adults is estimated to be either overweight or obese. Similar problems have also been observed in developing continents such as Africa which was formerly not plagued by obesity. The issue that arises when discussing obesity is whether sufferers bring the problem upon themselves or whether they have little control over their problem. Before examining this issue raised by obesity it is necessary to consider what constitutes obesity. A person is considered obese if his or her body mass index (BMI) is 30 or above. The BMI of a person is established when the person's weight in kilograms is divided by his or her height in meters s