What is Obesity?
Th e World Health Organization (WHO) defi nes obesity as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health”1. Obesity is caused by an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended- basically the individual is taking in more calories than they are expending. However, r...
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