Some people may actually be diagnosed with a condition called: obesity. Some health professionals say obesity is considered a disease. Whether obesity is a condition or a disease, obesity is an abnormally high proportion/percentage of body fat. A doctor can assess body fat percentage simply and easily by measuring body weight in proportion to height, which is the usual way to determine whether an individual is overweight, obese, or at a normal, healthy weight. A doctor can determine if a patient is truly obese by calculating BMI, which stands for body mass index. BMI is calculated by dividing body weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. BMI can be simply calculated using a weight and height chart. The main problem with obesity is that it is a sure indicator of possible medical problems, for example diabetes and heart problems. Additionally, arthritis has been linked to obesity, as well as lung conditions that make breathing problematic, preventing a person from engaging in active activities. The purpose of the following essay is to examine two articles that focus first on the causes of obesity and second on the treatment. Both articles discuss causal links between other diseases and obesity. As for article no. 2, since it deals with the treatment, and not the etiology, this article is more linked to OT issues than the first article which addresses the causes. The first article is entitled “Sugary drinks in the pathogenesis of obesity and cardiovascular diseases”. » by CM Brown (2008), links exactly what is said in the title, sugary drinks in the pathogenesis of obesity and cardiovascular disease. Firstly, this article explains BMI, life weight, premature death or the risk of contracting a number of serious diseases. The seriousness of obesity cannot be emphasized enough, and so the best article that clearly shows this is the Cliff study which attempts to study the treatment of obesity. What both articles need to further highlight is the fact that the American public is often misled by food ingredient labels that hide sugar and corn syrup additives. F Fast food advertising makes it extremely difficult for parents to keep high-fat foods out of reach of children. Additionally, most schools and other places aimed at children often do not cooperate with parents' plans to feed their children a healthy diet. Finally, sitting in front of a CRT screen and watching video games, and nowadays accessing all information through the computer leads to a sedentary lifestyle that is not good for either adults or children..