Almost everybody in the world is affected by a disease, may this disease be fatal or not, well recognized or not. And some of these diseases are inter-related, that is if you have one, you are likely to get another one. An example of an inter-related disease would be Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. This essay will explore and discuss 1) what is obesity and type 2 diabetes"; 2) what is the connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes"; 3) should we be worried about the increasing numbers of obese and type 2 diabetics"; and 4) recommendations of decreasing the number of obese people and type 2 diabetics.

What is obesity? A person is said to be obese if he has an excess amount of body fat. If a person eats more food than is needed for producing enough energy to continu life processes the leftover food is turned into fat by the...