attributed rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases of obesity in America. According to the article Fast Food: Is it the Enemy by Registered Dietitian Sarah Muntel (2012)‚ “Since 1970‚ the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled‚ which equates to about 300‚000 establishments in the United States. Coincidentally‚ 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected” (p. 1). In this research
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Who should be blamed for the obesity problem in America? Imagine a world where everyone is fit and slim. People biking and running every afternoon or morning. Everyone enjoying a good healthy meal in their homes. Cars are less used. Obesity is nowhere to be found. Everyone is happy and living longer. Fast food industries should not be blamed for obesity in America. Americans should be blamed for obesity. Americans allow obesity to overcome them. People are free to choose to eat what they pleased;
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Obesity claims the lives of one-third of adults and seventeen percent of children in the United States of America. (Solutions for Obesity). Those numbers are too high; but why are they higher than 185 other countries in the world? The United States is known around the world for being an obese country when people travel to the United States from other countries they are mind boggled by the portion sizes of American food. What foreigners also find crazy is how unhealthy America’s foods are; so why
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ENC 1101 Dr. D----- 6-27-13 How To Stop Obesity in America In America‚ obesity is running rampant. It ’s killing people and running up medical costs nationwide‚ and it shows no signs of stopping. Obesity is also a gateway to other diseases. On the website alighterme.com they highlight these diseases by stating these statistics‚ "80% of type two diabetes [cases are] related to obesity‚ 70% of Cardiovascular disease [is] related to obesity‚ [and] 42% of breast and colon cancer [has been]
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Childhood obesity has become a major problem in America. Obesity is a bigger threat in children than it was in the past. Obesity contribute too many of the physical and psychological disorders seem in children. Children are more likely to become overweight adults if they do not practice good eating habits and exercise. Over the past few years‚ obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate due to technology‚ unhealthy food choices and lack of physical activity. According to the Centers for Disease
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Obesity in Japan vs. America Imagine you grew up in a poor family who is trying their hardest to survive‚ but the only food they can afford makes you obese? Poverty not only makes it harder to purchase healthier foods‚ but it also pushes people toward cheap and unhealthy foods. Therefore‚ this encourages the buying of snack foods‚ syrupy drinks and fast foods instead of healthy ones‚ like fresh fruits and vegetables. Well‚ this is the life of most American children as well as some adults. The majority
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Javier Brizuela Professor Abad English 1B 14 June 2015 America is Obese by its Own Hand Food is a necessity for the lives of everyone on the planet. Some love food more than others‚ but no matter the case everyone needs to eat in order to survive. Many people have taken advantage of food and consume products they do not need and they especially eat more than they need to. The United States has become impacted with a preventable problem. Obesity‚ or the excess of body fat in a person’s body‚ has begun to harm people
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children who are overweight has more than doubled‚ while rates among adolescents have more than tripled since 1980.” (Wechsler‚ 2004). Childhood obesity in America is becoming an increasingly severe problem. Conditions such as type 2 diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and depression are becoming more prevalent as a result of obesity. The childhood obesity pandemic in America can be traced to several causes‚ however‚ topping the list is public school systems and their inability to provide quality nutritional and
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Americans mouth water. Obesity in the U.S has become a huge problem in recent years. America’s obesity epidemic has hit a new high with 35 percent of obesity among men and 40.4 percent among women in 2013-2014. Most Americans feel embarrassed to even walk next to an obese person or even go near them without feeling claustrophobic. Obese people are an embarrassment to society and are making America look like an unhealthy place to live. Not only are adults suffering from obesity‚ children as young as
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19th 2011 Creative Writing Concept Paper Obesity in America In America‚ the amount of people who suffer from obesity in the last 40 years has increased significantly. It has become such an issue that‚ in 2001‚ the surgeon general declared obesity an epidemic in the country. Even though the amount of children and adults that are obese has seemed to level off‚ the numbers of overweight and obese
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