Obesity is a condition of excess body fat which can seriously damage your health putting you at risk of heart disease, strokes, diabetes and cancer.  Overeating is clearly a prominent contribution to obesity.  Therefore a healthy diet combined with regular exercise will improve your health and give you a better lifestyle. 

Educating the public about obesity and its role in causing illness and unnecessary death is now an important health issue - obesity is a killer and should be taken seriously as an important public health issue.   

Obesity in our children and adolescents is a serious problem with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood.  Children should be encouraged to eat healthily and efforts should be made to prevent obesity.