Obesity

Prepared for:

Mr. Syed Munir Khasru

Professor

Institute of Business

Administration

University of Dhaka

Prepared By:

Anika Tashfia (RH-16)

Md. Ahnaf Akeef (ZR-23)

Nazia Noshin (RH-24)

Afsana Iffat Khan (RH-44)

Mahia Marzana Khan (RH-53)

• Introducing Obesity

• Facts and Figures

• Causes and Effects

• Global Trends

• Way Out

• Final Thoughts

Topic Outline

Introducing OBESITY

• At their most basic, the words “overweight” and “obesity”

are ways to describe having too much body fat.

• Measured by the Body Mass Index (BMI)

BMI 18.5 – 24.9 25.0 – 29.9 30 – 39.9 40+

Indication Normalweight

Overweight Obese Morbidly Obese

Now for the Numbers…

In BangladeshIn 2008

Adults Overweight – 7%Children overweight – 3%

And 2013…Standing at 17%

and 4.5% respectively.

Average female waist size in the west

has gone up by

6 sizes

from an

8 to 14!

In 2010,

43 million preschool

children were overweight or

obese, a 60% increase

since 1990.

Worldwide Obesity Rates

Have DOUBLED since

1980 with over 200 million adult men and

around

300 million women

obese at present!

Nearly

2.8 million deaths occur every yeardue to obesity.

Regional Obesity Patterns

Obesity – Causes and Effects

Over-eating

Genetic Factors

Sedentary Lifestyles

Medicines

Smoking/Alcoholism

Insomnia

Emotional Factors

OBESITY

High Blood Pressure

Cancer

Heart Diseases

Diabetes

Infertility

Sleep Apnea

Prominent Global Trends

– The rapidly growing food industry

– The downsides of technological progress

– Plus-sized fashion

– Social Media Marketing

More is spent on advertising on Fast Food

rather than promoting healthier options

Delivery services like FoodPanda and HungryNaki

have made fast food even more convenient

Hype about food outlets on Social Media

Recent upsurge in high quality FOOD CARTS in

the city has further increased propensity

towards fast food.

400+ food outlets all over the country with

numbers increasing constantly

Technological Progress (?)

1.Childhood obesity – preference for video games over the outdoors.

2.Availability of products/services online & home delivery services

3.Corporate sector entailing more desk jobs, leading to extended hours of physical inactivity.

From 0 to 8XLNot Just A Size, A Fashion Statement Now

Over 6.2million customers worldwide

Average shopper’s size went up 6 sizes in last 30 years!

On a brighter note…

Obesity is not just preventable,

it is curable.

Know your Food.

Choose what is healthy,

NOT what is Easy.

• Not lower calories, opt for BETTER calories.

• Not fried, go for GRILLED meat.

• Don’t skip meals, eat FREQUENTLY of SMALLER

PORTIONS.

• DARK chocolate has fewer calories, more health

benefits.

• Switch to Frozen Yogurt with fruits instead of Ice-

Cream.

Here’s a success story we

witnessed…