Obesity reduces life expectancy by 15 years

• May 4, 2024

Between 60 and 70% of Mexican adults have overweight or obesity and in children, Mexico ranks first in the world, an increase in children under 10 or 12 years of age has been detected. diabetes , hypertension and heart attacks said the doctor Rafael Álvarez Cordero , member of the International Federation for Obesity Surgery .

Live with overweight I obesity reduces the quality of life of people. According to Álvaez Cordero, the average life expectancy of Mexicans is 75, but those who live with excess weight, their life expectancy is reduced to 60 years.

The information published on the portal Muyinteresante.com.mx , indicates that the problem begins at home, with the way in which food is prepared, since it is made with large quantities of flours Y fats , as well as an increase in sugars and a shortage in fruits and vegetables:

"However, with a healthy education it is possible to avoid falling into the temptation to consume products with high caloric content, despite the fact that soft drinks are now 2 liters; that the hamburgers of 70 grams have gone to 400 grams and the seasoned popcorn is sold in buckets ".

He is also the editor of the Journal of the Faculty of Medicine of the UNAM , reiterated that the development of obesity it is due to an excess of fatty tissue in the body: "Although this disease has several causes, such as heredity or failure in organs such as the thyroid, pituitary or adrenal glands, in most cases it is due to poor eating habits and the absence of exercise ”.