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FROM FAST FOOD TO FITNESS: THE PROBLEM OF OBESITY AMONG YOUTH.
Aripova Nargiza Nabatovna , Bukhara State Medical Institute, Master of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Health Management.Abstract
The role of family and society in preventing obesity, and the role of fast food in studying the problem of obesity among young people.
Today, obesity has become one of the most serious social and medical problems in the world. It is observed that psycho-emotional factors, genetic factors, endocrine disorders in our lives are the causes of obesity. This problem is especially growing among young people. Modern lifestyle - fast food, sitting in front of the phone or computer for a long time, low physical activity - are directly the main causes of obesity. Or the automation of all household appliances is causing it.
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Obesity, psycho-emotional factors, genetic factors, endocrine disorders, low physical activity, fast food products.
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