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Society and Leisure The impacts of Obesity and Overweight on the family Part One Introduction It is now estimated that around two-thirds of the population of England are overweight or obese and obesity has been spiraling out of control and has accelerated by almost 400% in the last 25 years. Some people have even predicted that today's generation of children will be the first in 100 years whose life-expectance will fall. This is a dismal prediction and a problem which should be addressed with urgency. Being overweight or obese can be described as extra body fatness which is normally assessed by body mass index (BMI). This can be calculated by dividing an individual's weight, measured in kilograms, by their height in metres squared and consequently if the BMI is over 25, but below 30 then a person is described as being overweight and if the BMI is 30 or above then they are obese. Economic...

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