There Will Be 2.3 Billion Overweight in 2015

Recent years, people start to pay more attention to obesity concern. The World Health Organization predicted that, the number of obese people in the worldwide will reach 700 million by 2015, while the overweight will be an alarming 2.3 billion. In Poland, obesity has become a social issue.

In recent years, as the development of living standards, Polish society has to face a serious growing obesity problem. A bloated body can be seen everywhere in the street. One research institution in Polish made a survey and found more than half of Polish women's waist circumference over 80 cm, which means that it is more than 2.4 feet; while the figure for men is out of your image, because nearly 40% of them who reached 94 cm in waist circumference, which is equivalent to more than 2.8 feet.

Potbellied is certainly not be able to create for overnight, which formed with the Poles’ long-term diet habits. According to the study lasted for 6 years shows that while compared with the past, Poles increase in the proportion of vegetables on the table a lot, but a variety of meat products are still the most favorite food in their three meals one day. In addition to dinner, a lot of people also like to eat snacks. Although most people claim that their favorite snacks are fruit, but in real life is not the case. 

According to surveys, chocolate, ice cream and cookies are most popular snacks for Poles. Followed is yogurt flavor, and fruit is only in the third place. Undoubted, these most popular snacks contain a lot of sugar and calories which is the main cause for obesity increase in Poland.

�In addition to adults, Polish children's obesity problem can not be ignored. The survey also found that in the past 30 years, the number of obese children increased by nearly 10 times, while during the same period the number of obese children increased by only 3 times in United States. The increased number of obese children is mainly due to bad eating habits. In the school, meat products also accounted for a big proportion in cafeteria. In the same time, the children’ pocket money are mostly used to buy sweets and carbonated drinks.

  In facing this serious problem, everyone should start a weight management for yourself and your family member. Because once you become obesity, it is hard to loose weight. Therefore, an electronic glass fat scale is a good choice and you can know your weight situation everyday. If you find it is too high, so you need to have more vegetable and fruit!