Vivas-Barber, Ana L.

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Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU Scholars CompassBiology and Medicine Through MathematicsConference 2018May 31st, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PMA Mathematical Model of the Obesity EpidemicAna L. Vivas-BarberNorfolk State University, alvivasbarber@nsu.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/bammPart of the Applied Mathematics CommonsThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Dept. of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at VCU Scholars Compass. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. Formore information, please contact libcompass@vcu.edu.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/bamm/2018/thursday/36Title: A Mathematical Model of the Obesity Epidemic  Abstract: Obesity is one of the biggest health concerns in the U.S. and around the world because it has increased in the last fifty years not only in adults but in children and adolescents. The obesity epidemic deteriorates quality human lives as well as increases the medical costs by increasing risk for other diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer among others in the United States. The overall goal of this research is to understand the dynamics of the transmission of the obesity disease through modeling the epidemic. It will be assumed that the total population N can be divided into six compartments: S-susceptible, B-Borderline, O-obese, T1-treatment 1(for obese individuals), T2-treatment 2 (for borderline individuals), and R-recovery classes. The reproduction number and some stability results will be presented; some numerical simulations for the solution of the dynamical system of ordinary differential equations will be included.  

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