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Hi, need to submit a 3250 words essay on the topic Life Span Epidemiology in global perspective: the likely effect of obesity on morbidity in low-income countries.

This essay "Life Span Epidemiology in global perspective: the likely effect of obesity on morbidity in low-income countries" outlines the factors that lead to obesity, which is not only genetic, low physical activity and food, but also economical, religion and cultural factors. Obesity is one f the primary health hazards in the world today. The measurement to determine whether a person is obese is done using the weight and the height of a person. The weight is divided by the height squared to obtain the body mass index. People with a body mass index of above 30.0 are said to be obese while those with the index between 25-30 are said to be overweight (World Health Orgnization, 2008). As stated above, obesity in children is not easy to determine. Children are constantly growing and the BMI is likely to change from time to time. In that case, BMI in children is determined by growth charts that were prepared by the Center for Disease Control. Establishing obesity standards in children was important in the determination of the total number of children obese and the number at risk. It was also important to understand the prevalence of the condition in the different countries. Overweight in children is defined at age specific percentile in which 95% BMI percentile is considered overweight and 85-95% percentile is considered risk of overweight in children. In Europe, data above 85% percentile is considered overweight and data above 95% percentile is considered obese. Researchers also use certain experiments to determine the amount of fat beneath the skin. More fat above the set threshold point is associated with obesity (Dehghan, Danesh and Merchant, 2005). Obesity among children is on the increase just like adults and teenagers. The number of people with obesity has almost doubled from 1980 to 2008. The number of children with obesity has also increased significantly within that time frame in most countries. Only a few countries have reported a decrease in childhood obesity like Russia and Poland (Wang and Lobstein, 2011). There are more than 40 million children considered to be overweight and at high risk of becoming obese. Unlike the previous times when obesity was common problem in the developed countries, obesity has now taken root in the developing and low to medium income countries.