Obesity's Contributing Factors
Obesity is perhaps the greatest health challenge modern society faces. Defined by Kenney, Wilmore, and Costill (2015) as having a body fat percentage greater than 25% in men and 35% in women, obesity affects 35.3% of Americans and is a factor in several major diseases like cardiovascular disease, stroke, type two diabetes, certain cancers, and osteoarthritis. As exercise professionals, reducing a person’s body fat percentage through diet and exercise should be a key goal of