Obesity is a serious chronic disease and is on the constant rise, only second to smoking as a risk factor for diseases. Obesity increases the risk of other diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular, osteoarthritis and some forms of cancer. Recent studies show that obesity and overweight call for more than 5.5% of the total medical expense cost estimate.
There are various methods that can be applied to treat obesity most of them involving complicated eating regimens, dietary restrictions and prescribed medication. However, people fail to live up to this strict regime mostly due to the olfactory glands. Food aromas affect appetite causing hunger. Without a firm determination to control one’s hunger desires, obesity will continue to be a never ending problem.
