counseling specialist. Today I would like to talk with you about two forms of eating disorders‚ obesity and anorexia nervosa. In our discussion‚ I would like to be able to give you a new perspective on food‚ hunger and satiety hoping that it may benefit those who live with these disorders. Obesity is defined as when a person has maintained a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. People with obesity have many health risks which include hypertension‚ Type 2 diabetes‚ heart disease‚ bone health
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decade obesity has become a worldwide problem‚ and obesity is involved into this. Obesity is a public health crisis in many Western countries‚ and increasingly in other countries thus‚ some strategies were created to reduce this situation. Obesity is an enormous medical issue in which a person suffers from an excess of fat in the body. It can negatively affect the health‚ for example reducing the life expectancy or increasing the health problems. According to Dellorto‚ D. (2012)‚ “obesity is a bigger
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Parents & Child Caretakers Obesity in America is literally a growing problem‚ affecting every age group. Children are the most venerable group because they have no control over where they have dinner or how often they have fast food. Parents and guardians make decisions about food and are responsible for the health of children. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in the last twenty years. This is concerning because Type Two diabetes is a horrible‚ crippling disease that is affecting children
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Obesity is an epidemic in America. It has had an alarmingly growing prevalence rate since the 1960’s: almost 34% for adults alone. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010 and rising yearly. Obesity occurs across all socioeconomic groups regardless of race‚ gender and age. Studies do show that obesity occurs in America’s minority and ethnic populations at slightly higher rates‚ 25% more than white Americans. According
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Childhood Obesity in America Introduction Childhood obesity in the United States of America has become one of the major health concerns for the nation. Diabetes‚ cancer‚ psychological problems as well as heart diseases are just but a few of the many health problems that come with obesity in children. However‚ childhood obesity is an issue that is preventable‚ treatable as well as can be managed with great effectiveness despite many thousands of people across the world and in America continues to
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Part of the reason that childhood obesity is on the rise in America is that children are not getting enough daily physical play. It is also true that many children today spend a lot of time in some sort of childcare or school setting making us an important tool to help fight childhood obesity. As teachers we “encourage the development of various skills and behaviors by being role models and by providing motivation for children to succeed.” (Berns‚ 2013‚ p.19) In order to help children become more
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Roberto Cavazos Writing September 27th‚ 2013 Junk food must have taxes First of all Jen Kelaidis says that‚ “Two thirds of American adults are overweighed or obese‚ and The Center for Disease Control predict that nearly half will be obese by 2030” (qtd. The Week art. 240554 par 1). For example‚ in Mexico the parents make their children eat and eat and they become obese. Second‚ Jen Kelaidis says that‚ “Obesity rates in children have more than tripled in the past three decades”
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stricken with obesity. Obesity‚ or excessive weight and body mass to an unhealthy extent‚ can be found all across the world and is increasing in popularity. The United States is no exception to this trend and in fact is one of the most rapid growing countries in obesity today‚ containing the highest percentage of obese persons. Obesity has become an epidemic that has had a great impact on the youth in our society. Without necessary changes being made to the way we handle childhood obesity‚ the trend
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Obesity: Strictly Societal or Positively Personal? “If two heads are better than one‚ then what about double chins? On that note‚ I’ll help myself to seconds.” –Jarod Kints Obesity is a whopping contributing factor to over 360‚000 deaths in the U.S each year. Unfortunately‚ that number continues to rise. Americans tend to blame everyone else for their condition‚ (Fast food‚ high fructose corn syrup‚ etc..) and are unable to take personal responsibility. So who is to blame for
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Risk of Obesity in Teens Obesity among teenagers is very significant‚ since most of teens remain same as over weighted in adulthood if they are uninformed of the risk. The obesity is occurred when energy consumed in is not equal to the energy restrained out‚ the number of calories we eat must be burned off or else the body stores these extra calories as fat. A couple of pounds of fat may not be health risk for most people. But when people keep up pattern of eating more calories than they burn
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