This exploratory paper would discuss and evaluate the issue of obesity. Poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, genes, slow metabolism, and socioeconomic status are all potential causes of obesity. Obesity is a disorder which refers to having an increased body fat. Obesity is also referred to as being extremely overweight. But a person can be overweight without being obese. For example, a 250 pound, 6 foot tall linebacker may be overweight according to ordinary standards but can have a below- average amount of body fat. Even though there are many causes and side effects, there are also many ways to prevent, cure and treat obesity. There isn’t one single cause for obesity, depending on the person obesity can be caused by physical or emotional problems, that occurs and they are somehow forced or tricked into obtaining unhealthy standards. Obesity is a modern day problem which risk factors’ and popularity has increased rapidly over the past few years. It also explains that it is important to maintain a healthy weight in order to reduce the risk of disease or even more serious; death. It isn’t easy for someone with obesity because people and/ or the media will look and treat them differently or criticize them just because of their physical appearances. Therefore obesity is a disease in which a person has so much body fat they are endangering their health, so they are at risk to many harmful and deadly physical and emotional problems. Physical Effects of Obesity Obesity is a disease with many physical effects in and outside of your body. Obesity effects you brain, airway, heart, lungs, arteries, wrists, breasts, liver, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, immune system, kidneys, pancreas, colon and rectum, reproductive system (uterus, fertility and pregnancy), bladder, knees, veins and feet. Obesity can increase your risk of stroke. Obesity affects the brain by narrowing the arteries with fatty deposits which can form blood clots therefore blocking the supply of blood to the brain which can cause a stroke. (Burros, B7) Obesity is also associated with high blood pressure which also increases the risk of stroke. This is also known as atherosclerosis. Obesity causes a destructive sleep apnoea which causes the airway to collapse partially while you are sleeping. This obstructive sleep apnoea is more common in people with obesity because a lot of their fat is deposited in the neck area. People with obesity often have abnormal levels of cholesterol and other body fats. This eventually causes coronary heart disease fatty deposits start to clog arteries supplying the heart which can cause angina, or heart attack. Obesity during childhood can risk adulthood with heart and blood vessel disease. A person with obesity struggles with breathing because obesity reduces the lung function and weakens the muscles that help us breathe. Doctors/ researchers are recognizing frequently the connections between obesity and chronic breathing difficulties. As weight increases blood pressure also rises. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a compression of a nerve in the wrist area causing pain, numbness or tingling in your fingers and in your grip. This disease is four times more popular in people with obesity. Women