Some people may actually be diagnosed with a condition called: obesity. There are some medical professionals out there who say that obesity qualifies as 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 whether a patient is truly obese by calculating the BMI, which stands for body mass index. BMI is calculated by dividing body weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. BMI can simply be calculated using a weight and height table. The main problem with obesity is that it is a sure indicator of possible medical conditions, for example, diabetes and heart problems. Additionally, arthritis has been linked to obesity, along with lung conditions that make breathing a problem, preventing a person from performing active activities. The purpose of the following essay is to examine two articles that first concern the causes of obesity and second concern the treatment. Both articles address the causal links between other diseases and obesity. Regarding article no. 2, since it deals with treatment and not etiology, that article is more related to OT issues than the first article which addresses causes. The first article is entitled “Sugary drinks in the pathogenesis of obesity and cardiovascular diseases”. ” by CM Brown (2008), links just what it says in the title, sugary drinks in the pathogenesis of obesity and cardiovascular disease. Initially this article explains BMI, which was... at the center of their life, an early 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 clarifies this point is the Cliff study which attempts to study treatment for obesity. What both articles need to highlight most is the fact that the American public is often misled by food ingredient labels that hide additives for sugar and corn syrup. 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 for children often do not cooperate with parents' plans to feed their children a healthy diet. Finally, sitting in front of CRT monitors and watching video games, and nowadays accessing virtually all information through the computer, leads to a sedentary lifestyle that is not good for either adults or children.