Just an assignment.

1. Obesity
Prepared for:
Mr. Syed Munir Khasru
Professor
Institute of Business
Administration
University of Dhaka
Prepared By:
Anika Tashfia (RH-16)
Md. Ahnaf Akeef (ZR-23)
Nazia Noshin (RH-24)
Afsana Iffat Khan (RH-44)
Mahia Marzana Khan (RH-53)

2. Topic Outline
• Introducing Obesity
• Facts and Figures
• Causes and Effects
• Global Trends
• Way Out
• Final Thoughts

3. Introducing OBESITY
• At their most basic, the words “overweight” and “obesity”
are ways to describe having too much body fat.
• Measured by the Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI 18.5 – 24.9 25.0 – 29.9 30 – 39.9 40+
Indication Normal
weight
Overweight Obese Morbidly
Obese

4. Now for the Numbers…

5. In Bangladesh
In 2008
Adults Overweight –7%
Children overweight –3%
And 2013…
Standing at 17%
and 4.5% respectively.
Average female waist size
in the west
has gone up by
6 sizes
from an
8 to 14!
In 2010,
43 million preschool
children were overweight or
obese, a 60%increase
since 1990.
Worldwide Obesity Rates
Have DOUBLEDsince
1980 with over 200
million adult men and
around
300 million women
obese at present!
Nearly
2.8 million deaths
occur every year
due to obesity.

6. Regional Obesity Patterns

7. Obesity – Causes and Effects
Genetic Factors
Emotional Factors
Sedentary Lifestyles
Over-eating
Medicines
Smoking/Alcoholism
Insomnia
OBESITY
High Blood Pressure
Cancer
Heart Diseases
Diabetes
Infertility
Sleep Apnea

8. Prominent Global Trends
– The rapidly growing food industry
– The downsides of technological progress
– Plus-sized fashion
– Social Media Marketing

9. More is spent on advertising on Fast Food
rather than promoting healthier options

10. 400+ food outlets all over the country with
numbers increasing constantly
Hype about food outlets on Social Media
Delivery services like FoodPanda and HungryNaki
have made fast food even more convenient
Recent upsurge in high quality FOOD CARTS in
the city has further increased propensity
towards fast food.

11. Technological Progress (?)
1.Childhood obesity – preference
for video games over the
outdoors.
2.Availability of products/services
online & home delivery services
3.Corporate sector entailing more
desk jobs, leading to extended
hours of physical inactivity.

12. From 0 to 8XL
Not Just A Size, A Fashion Statement Now
Over 6.2million customers worldwide
Average shopper’s size went up 6 sizes in last 30
years!

13. On a brighter note…

14. Obesity is not just preventable,
it is curable.

15. Know your Food.

16. Choose what is healthy,
NOT what is Easy.
• Not lower calories, opt for BETTER calories.
• Not fried, go for GRILLED meat.
• Don’t skip meals, eat FREQUENTLY of SMALLER
PORTIONS.
• DARK chocolate has fewer calories, more health
benefits.
• Switch to Frozen Yogurt with fruits instead of Ice-

17. Here’s a success story we
witnessed…