The obesity problem in the United States is obvious all over the world. There is also a reason why China has become the country with the largest obese population in the world. The fact that the United States has become an obese country is a real title-the proportion of obese people in the United States is the highest among developed countries.
According to Wikipedia data, from 1962 to 20 10, the obesity rate rose from 13% to 35.7%. And the obesity rate of children is as high as 17%. In the United States, 654.38+10,000-400,000 people die of obesity every year.
Why is the obesity problem in America so serious?
1, the American economy is developed, people are either busy or lazy, and fast food processed food is very popular in the United States. There are all kinds of processed foods in the supermarket freezer, which is the best choice for them.
2, diet heavy oil and heavy salt. In addition to fast food, the United States is western food. French fries and fried foods are already high-calorie foods, and their staple food, barbecue, is fried in yellow and has more calories. Usually the source of vitamin intake is salad, but it is also full of high-calorie sauce. This eating habit ranges from snacks to big ones. No wonder you gain weight so easily.
As a result, the problem of Americans losing weight has been put on the agenda. But do you know what is their most popular way to lose weight now? That's weight loss surgery.
American weight-loss metabolic surgery originated in the 1950s. With the progress of minimally invasive surgery technology and the accumulation of cases, the number of bariatric surgery has increased rapidly since the late 1990s. In the United States, there are 250,000 bariatric operations every year. In Chinese mainland, there are only about 8,000 bariatric operations every year. So if a fat friend is interested in weight-loss surgery, remember to consult a weight-loss metabolism center with a large number of cases.