Obesity and overweight have become a global problem in the last decade, according to the World Health Organization in 2005 approximately 1.6 billion older adults by age 15 they were overweight, at least 400 million adults were obese and at least 20 million children under 5 were overweight. Experts believe that if current trends continue by 2015, approximately 2.3 billion adults will be overweight and more than 700 million will be obese. The scale of the obesity problem has a number of serious consequences for individuals and public health systems. Obesity is a cause for concern due to its implications for an individual's health as it increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions. Being obese means having so much body fat that your health is in danger. However, being fat is simply not an opinion. Having too much body fat can lead to many diseases. Obesity and overweight have become a global problem in the last decade. Modern poverty is closely related to obesity for many reasons. First, the poor are ignorant and uneducated about their health and nutrition. Of course, because of this they don't really know what they're doing or even how they're taking the risk of eating certain types of food. Poor people look for good tasting food without paying attention to the freshness and safety of the food. Furthermore, children grow up without a proper understanding of good nutrition, so it is time to reintroduce nutrition into families and even schools for children. Secondly, the poor cannot afford to buy healthy food. A poor, hungry person will buy the cheapest calories he can find. In fact in today's world, the cheapest calories come from junk food. It's cheaper and......middle of paper......things like burgers or sausages, than peeling and boiling potatoes, cooking vegetables, and making meatloaf. Finally, the poor do not have enough money to join fitness centers. Fitness centers, as everyone knows, cost a lot. Especially that he or she needs a personal trainer, which will also cost him or her a lot more money to pay. Furthermore, anyone who enters a gym must follow a certain diet, and this means that the poor need to buy healthy and special food, which they certainly cannot afford. All in all, poor or rich people should be more aware of the effects of obesity. Also, they should pay attention to how it affects their health. This rate of emission is spreading and will not stop spreading until people understand that obesity is truly dangerous. Obese or fit people should be encouraged to have a healthy lifestyle, eat healthily and exercise.