(Newswire.net — December 11, 2015) — Obesity has been a problem for a long time all over the world and it continues to deepen and spread to all age groups. It is far from being a cosmetic problem, it causes many health problems of which the most serious are heart problems, diabetes and spinal issues. Obesity can be transferred to unborn babies, so its impact on life in general is huge.
In the UK, obesity has started to be regarded as a national threat when it comes to women. This threat is so serious that it almost equals natural disasters and even terrorism-so the experts in this field say. It is such a major threat that it is crucial that obesity is included in national risk planning so that women are educated in the sense that they can lead much more healthier life than they do now. If it doesn’t become a national issue, the future generations will be seriously endangered.
Professor Dame Sally Davies, England’s first female Chief Medical officer (CMO) said:” Obesity has to be a national priority. Action is required across all of society to prevent obesity and its associated problems for shortening women’s lives and affecting their quality of life. We need to address the educational and environmental factors that cause obesity and empower women to live healthier lives”.
In a very thorough report, professor Davies tries to change the old-fashioned beliefs that a pregnant woman should eat for two during that period. It is completely untrue and just contributes to obesity. The main focus of the report is that women should eat healthy food in reasonable quantities, they should avoid alcohol and, of course, smoking.
Dr David Richmond, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists welcomed CMO’s report and said:” Present lifestyle factors such as maternal obesity, poor diet and nutrition, lack of physical activity, high level of alcohol consumption, smoking and poor sexual health are the ticking time bomb that can dramatically impact upon woman’s fertility and increase the risk of pregnancy complications, as will the short nad long-term health of both mother and a baby”.
This is important for pregnant women, but it is also important for other women, too, since the report showed that 54 percent of women between 34-44 years of age anbd 62 percent of them ages between 45-54 were rated as either overweight or obese.
It is also said that employers should also be included in the campaign for better life of their female employees, in the sense that they should be advised how to help them overcome menopause issues which are also connected to obesity. Women in the UK are number two on the list of 15 Europen countries when it comes to worst life expectancy, right after Denmark, according to World Health Organisation report 2015, which means that these experts’ reports and pleads have to be taken seriously, in order to educate and somehow persuade women to take better care of their lives. This approach should be applied not just in the UK but in the rest of the world, as well.