do you consider obesity epidemic to be the proper term to describe the obesity problem, or...

do you consider obesity epidemic to be the proper term to describe the obesity problem, or is pandemic more appropriate?

Is obesity merely now endemic to modern society?

What are the factors in the epidemiologic triad that lead to this disease, and how might they be measured and intervened upon to prevent movement from epidemic to pandemic?

Expert Solution

Obesity epidemic gets pandemic nowadays, previously in developed countries and now it is overspreaded to the developing countries. Obesity occurs previously in adults, now it occurs even in adolescents and children and even for the pets making obesity as a pandemic to consider.

Is obesity merely now endemic to modern society?

Yes it becomes endemic among young adults in developing countries.

From the transition of age group from 18-25 years i.e. from adolescence to adulthood, trend of obesity started increasing.The main cause is of the socio economic shifts, adoption of western culture that is ready to eat food stuffs, financial independence in childhood,highly sweetened beverages, fast food consumption,snacking and regular skipping of breakfast etc.

factors in the epidemiologic triad that lead to this disease:

Agent-Biological, physical and chemical characteristics of food

Vectors- excessive energy intake and/or inadequate energy expenditure

Host-Education, behaviour change and clinical practices

Environment-season, social factors, economic factors, environmental factors like glamoured advertisements

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