Hawaii is suffering from a big obesity problem with more young people getting fat and obese according to the Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA). At the AGM of the HMSA, the focus was all on getting citizens to partake more in physical activity and participating in better eating habits and lifestyles. The HMSA was of the opinion that obesity related diseases were costing the State as much as 300 million dollars yearly.

The meeting reminded health professionals of the connection between being obese and being inactive and noted that the American youth were becoming lazier and less active with each passing years. Obesity puts you at a high risk level for heart disease, excess blood pressure, diabetes and many other diseases too numerous to list.

The HMSA is telling people that they must take their own personal responsibility for health and not just be complacent about being overweight as it could be dangerous for the long term. The HMSA has been campaigning over the last year to make people aware of the obesity problems with a number of State sponsored initiatives and has used TV and radio along with the print media to get the message across.

The HMSA even worked in tandem with the world renown organisation called Weight Watchers which is designed to get people to talk and discuss weight problem and weight loss methods. The HMSA is offering free advice on weight loss as well as safety tips, exercise guides and a list of weight loss classes and initiatives.

Obesity is a major problem in all US States and Hawaii is one of the highest incidences of childhood obesity in all of America. The monetary price of health care for these obese people is huge and billions of dollars could be saved America if the obesity problem was reduced.