Since the early 80’s obesity has sky-rocketed.? The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age or older.? Sinced 1980 the percentage of young people aged 6 – 19, who are over-weight?has more than tripled.? Unfortunately current data indicates the obesity epidemic is still worsening.
Being overweight or obese inceases the risk of many diseases and conditions including:? hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovescular disease, heart and brain attack, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, some cancers, and the list goes on.? Well, you can add blindness.? Obese people have an increased risk of three major causes of sight loss according to Britain’s Royal National Institute of the Blind.
