Obesity Persuasive Speech

Have you ever wondered why people are oversized or have more weight than normal? Have you ever wondered why or how it happens? Or what is it? And how to cure it? It’s a diseases called obesity. Everything you need to know about obesity is here.

Obesity is having excess weight in your body, in other words it's when you are oversized or over the normal weight for your age. Obesity might cause dangerous diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart diseases, gallstones and other dangerous diseases. Normally people who lose weight in 5 years they will get the weight they lose back. Even though is you get medication and diet, it won't be easy "done" you have to keep doing it through your life, exercises, medication and diet that why is a horrible and life ruining diseases. What to know more

"Brendan and I had struggled with our weight for years. I could see that the children were gaining weight, too."

By early 2006, Debbie and Brendan, who both work for the police force, each weighed 16st 4lb. On a visit to his GP, Brendan was told that his blood pressure was too high. Meanwhile, Debbie's self-esteem was at an all-time low because of her weight and she was on medication for depression.

"When we heard about Brendan's blood pressure, we knew we really had to act," she says. "Our eldest daughter, Rhiannon, is 21. She was 12st 5lb, around 21lb overweight."

Eldest son Liam and youngest child Ciaran, 13, could also have benefited from losing few pounds, says Debbie. "I didn't want the children to grow up facing the same health problems as us."

When a friend recommended local slimming classes, Debbie immediately booked a slot for herself and Brendan. "It was quite daunting at first," says Debbie. "But we soon both found the classes an enormous support."

A consultant provided advice on diet and exercise at the weekly meetings and group members were encouraged to share their