Introduction Today, obesity is a multifaceted nutrition problem faced in the United States. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically in the recent decades, and obesity is now a major public health problem. There are approximately 97. I million adult Americans who are overweight and 39. 8 million adults who are obese, accounting for 54.9% and 22. 3% of the US population respectively.(7)Since 1991 the prevalence of obesity has increased by 61%.(7)What is particularly alarming is the growing the number of children who are overweight, which is 5.3 million or 12.5%, of Americans between the ages of 6 and 17 (4)Obesity negatively influences an individual's health by increasing mortality and raising the risk for multiple medical conditions such as Type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and coronary heart disease. In addition, the obese individuals often suffer social discrimination With obesity and the lack of physical activity comes many costs. Overall, the direct costs ount for approximately 9. 4% of the national health care expenditures in the United States. (2)Inactivity, with its wide range of health consequences, represents a major avoidable contribution to the costs of illness in the United States. According to the American Obesity Association(AOA), healthcare costs for obese adults will reach $238 billion dollars this year with direct costs of over $102 billion. (1)With more and more children becoming obese at earlier ages, the tab for obesity-related illnesses could potentially explode into an extreme burden on the healthcare system What is obesity? Obesity occurs when a persons calorie intake exceeds the amount of energy he or she burns. Evidence suggests that obesity occurs from several factors al, and psychological Genetic Factors. Obesity tends to run in families, suggesting that it may have a genetic cause. However, family member not only share genes but also diet and lifestyle habits that may be the contributor