Angelica Pisano Dr. Boyle Sociology 105 April 8‚ 2013 Obesity in America Obesity is a common disease in the United States that has many causes and consequences. Genetics‚ the environment and the media are all common causes of obesity leading to health problems as well as economic issues. Another variable that contributes to obesity‚ less obvious than diet and heredity‚ is social networking (Schaefer 106). Today‚ over two-thirds of Americans fall into the categories of being overweight or
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Obesity among students has become a national phenomenon. It becomes a concern among the public and school personnel - including teachers‚ school psychologists‚ and counselors‚ as to the effects of student obesity. With the numbers of student obesity on the rise‚ it is important to see how school personnel‚ teachers‚ as well as other students perceive this situation. Overweight and obese students have a higher risk of continuing to become overweight
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Mal J Nutr 10(1): 13-22‚ 2004 Childhood Obesity: Contributing Factors‚ Consequences and Intervention Sherina Mohd Sidik1 & Rozali Ahmad2 1 2 Department of Community Health‚ Faculty of Medicine and Health Science‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia‚ 43400 UPM Serdang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia Ministry of Defence‚ Malaysia ABSTRACT Childhood obesity has been growing at an alarming rate and is the most common nutritional problem among children in developed as well as in developing countries. It is associated
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Obesity: A Complex Problem with a Simple Solution Many people in the United States believe that if it weren’t for fast food restaurants‚ they would not be obese. McDonald’s has been blamed 100% and sued for individual weight problems of Americans. While fast food may be one of the contributors to the obesity epidemic‚ it surely doesn’t stand-alone. Obesity is caused by many factors‚ depression‚ sedentary lifestyle‚ overeating disorders and food choices. Many of those factors are learned and
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Obesity looming into a disease Bigger means better. However‚ this saying is not always accepted as true. Take obesity as an example. The bigger you are‚ there is nothing better you get. Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. A person is considered overweight if his/her body mass index is between 25 and 29.9; a person is considered obese if his/ her BMI is over 30 (“What is obesity?”‚ 2013). People
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Health and Wellness Term paper Obesity in children Obesity is a growing problem with children in the world. Obesity is not an issue that is just United States specific‚ many countries are dealing with overweight and obese children. “Obesity in children has more than doubled in the past 30 years and it is thought to continue to grow” (Whiteman). With obesity in children on the rise diseases and health issues is also rising. There are two reasons for these rises in obesity‚ and they are children do not
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What is Obesity? Description Obesity is a condition due to too much body fat‚ not too much muscle. It has been described as when a person has a body weight that greater than what is healthy for their height‚ but does not take into account the added weight of the persons muscle mass (Obesity Patient Education‚ 2013). This increased body fat percentage put one at risk for at least 30 different medical conditions. Often‚ too much
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Obesity: Is it a choice? The topic of obesity within the United States‚ let alone the world‚ has been a dispute for years. In the United States it has been debated in many levels from controlling what foods restaurants can serve to initiatives within the government driven by presidents‚ presidential candidates‚ and even first ladies. There is an overwhelming statement that something needs to be done‚ but the problem is not what‚ but how. Many debate that obesity is not an effect
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Obesity Obesity is the state of being over-weight. It is common to have over-weight in recent days. Due to obesity‚ the tendency of gyming is also increasing in current days. Obesity typically results from over-eating (especially an unhealthy diet) and lack of enough exercise. In our modern world with increasingly cheap‚ high calorie food (example‚ fast food — or “junk food”)‚ prepared foods that are high in things like salt‚ sugars or fat‚ combined with our increasingly sedentary lifestyles‚ increasing
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