Obesity has become an international problem and the main reason for obesity is the collection of excess fat. Obama, the American president has declared Obesity as a national disease and most of the Americans are fat and obese by consuming the junk food daily on a regular basis. To control fats and lead a healthy life style, fat camps are conducted by hospitals periodically to create awareness among the public about obesity and its harmful effects. Several pamphlets are given to the public on leading a healthy life style by following a simple diet.

These fat camps are organized by some voluntary organizations in association with the hospitals as a social initiative. In the camp, one can check their cholesterol level, pressure level and sugar testing is also done free of cost and the reports are given to the people and for a full check up, they are advised to come to the hospitals. If people are found to have high cholesterol levels then they are asked to come to the hospital to get proper treatment. The fat camps are arranged during the week ends so that the public can participate in large numbers.

The fat camps are conducted on a large scale in a huge auditorium where all the major hospitals in the city participate by opening up stalls respectively. People can see all the major hospitals and get an idea about the fee for treatment and the various facilities offered by the hospitals. There will be several notices and check ups carried out at the fat camps and people can use these camps to do a general health check up. In some cases, government organizes such camps and asks the leading hospitals to participate in the fat camps and offer help and assistance to the people.

Critics argue that the hospitals use these camps to make money and ask the patients to come to the hospital for treatment and the camps are just a place to canvass the patients to come to the hospital and become a regular client for their hospital. In such fat camps, there are also fitness companies participating selling various gym related and muscle flexing related instruments to the public. These instruments must be regularly used and the work out must take place on a daily basis and doing exercise is one of the first steps to a healthy life style comment the health experts.