Primary Education Topic:
Health & Wellness
Why do we overeat? The answer is not as complicated as you might think, and has less to do with what we eat than how we eat.
Obesity is associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, osteoarthritis and some cancers. Significantly higher rates of comorbidities affect the obese, and there are increasing rates of obesity among older adults, which may eventually result in people’s need for long-term care.