03/04/2022
Bringing awareness to this day!
March 4th is 📢
Why do we celebrate World Obesity Day? To raise awareness, take action, and address weight stigma.
How many of these facts related to did you know?
👉 40-70% of obesity can be attributed to genetics
👉 Obesity is a complex with many root causes such as sleep, mental health, genetics, life events, stigma, access to health care, marketing, and environment
👉 “Eat less, move more” does not “fix obesity”
👉 Treating obesity is not just about weight its about improving overall health and living a life you enjoy
👉 Obesity is a chronic progressive and relapsing disease just like blood pressure or diabetes
👉 1 in 4 adults and one in 10 children in Canada are living with excess weight