Obesity is now considered as a worldwide health epidemic. Pediatric obesity is a major risk factor for adult obesity, accordingly to control the epidemic adult obesity was to study how the characteristic of adult behavior, body changes. Although obesity generally refers to excessive adipose tissue relative to lean mass, the exact definition of excessive has not been standardized. Obesity increases the risk of esophageal cancer, regardless of whether a person has other risk factors such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or smoking, according to a study in the November issue of Gut. Among 800 people with esophageal cancer who were compared to 1,600 people without the disease, obese people were six times more likely to have esophageal cancer than people who were not obese.

An Obese person has been accumulated too much body fat that their might have negative effect on their health. If a person's bodyweight is at least 20% higher that it should be, that person can be considered as Obese. One's your Body Mass Index "BMI" is between 25 and 30 and over this weighing will be considered as an obese person.

The Stigma of an Obesity

Weight discrimination has increased dramatically in the past decade and is comparable in its effects to racial discrimination. This weight stigma translates into inequities in important aspects of everyday life, including employment, health care, and education.

Health Problems, the report entitled "The Surgeon General's Call the action to prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity". Outline strategies that communities can use in helping to address this problems. Those options included requiring physical education at all school grades, by proving more healthy foods options at school campuses , by providing  safe and accessible  recreational  activities for residents on all ages.