The prevalence of obesity among adult working-age population and its relationship to diet and physical activity

Topicality of the subject: Obesity - a multidisciplinary problem; it was not discussed enough about obesity in Lithuania. Obesity is most common among elderly people and depends on social and lifestyle factors. The question is how the epidemiological situation of obesity among all adults in town and country is changing. To reduce the prevalence of obesity between the population of town and country, it is necessary to create obesity control program promoting physical activity and healthy eating. Object: assess the prevalence of obesity among adults of working age in town and country. Goal: to find out the prevalence of obesity among adults of working age in Alytus town and district. Tasks: • To analyze the prevalence of obesity among adults of working age in urban and rural population. • To evaluate and compare the weight of the connection between the eating habits of adult working age population. • To evaluate and compare the relationship of body weight with physical activity among adults of working age population. Hypothesis: People living in country areas have a higher risk of obesity than those living in the town. Implications: • An analysis of survey data found that the obesity rate depends on the residence. Working-age people living in rural areas often have problems with overweight and obesity than those living in the city. • Body weight connection to dietary habits, in adults of working age people living in rural areas are higher than those living in the city. The village residents diet is not balanced, they prefer food with more fat. From the results, we found that obesity is closely related to eating habits. • A review of the research data, we found that adults living in the working-age population is more likely to engage in more physical activity than those living in rural areas. As a result, people living in the city have fewer problems with obesity and overweight