11/12/14 Fast Food and Obesity The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity‚ it is a problem that needs to be addressed and changed. No one would argue that obesity‚ especially in children‚ is not a problem. However‚ the cause of childhood obesity is heavily debated. Many people claim that fast-food restaurants are to blame. In the following essay‚ I will argue
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English 1 3 October 2012 Parents are to Blame for Child Obesity In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home‚” Daniel Weintraub claims that parents are the ones to blame. They’re the ones responsible for their children’s health issues‚ weight‚ and their daily exercise. It isn’t the food company’s or the governments fault that some children are obese or a little over weight. It is the parents who let their kid’s chose what to eat and sit on the couch watch TV and play video
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These past few decades have shown drastic changes in how health is perceived. With childhood obesity raising every year this is something that needs to be recognized with a change following it. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period of time (Center for Disease Control and Prevention).
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Childhood obesity in the United States has doubled in the past 30 years. Today‚ one in seven children are overweight. Being overweight or obese puts kids at risk for many health problems such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ heart disease and so many other diseases we would normally see in our later years. Do not think about the billions of dollars in additional taxpayer health care cost due to children being overweight – according the United States government over 250 billion dollars yearly. What
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Is Fast Food Causing Obesity or Are We? Obesity is a growing problem in America that has serious consequences for us and our children. Some would argue this growing predicament is due to the poor choices made by the fast food industries and the unhealthy foods they have available to the public. Others like the Center for Consumer Freedom‚ would argue that it is not only their choice to eat healthy or unhealthy but also every individuals right as Americans to make that choice without the interference
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Fast Food and Obesity In today’s society‚ fast food has become a large part of many American’s lives. With the rising numbers of obese people‚ it is hard not to draw a correlation between the increase in fast food and obesity. Most obese people don’t want to be obese and wish they could lose weight‚ yet they continue to struggle with their fast food intake and obesity. This is due to the advertising done on the consumers‚ the highly addictive food itself‚ and most importantly‚ how advertising
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We have a major serious health problem. It’s called obesity. We need more fruits and vegetables. We need more proteins and vitamins‚ like vitamin D and C. There are evidence that say that fast food could be bad for our health. Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food . when it comes to eating food that’s made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly taken care of‚ which leads all the way back to where the food is originally produced. Even if it is easy to buy and
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Christopher J Hansen February 12‚ 2012 Is the Fast Food Industry Responsible for the Obesity Epidemic in America? Obesity is defined as the condition of being excessively fat or overweight. The distinction between being obese and being overweight is determined by a weight-to-height ratio known as the Body Mass Index (or BMI). This ratio is calculated by dividing one ’s weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters‚ which results in a number typically between 15 and 40. In the
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already been implemented against foods that are grown and manufactured in the United States. Russia has banned modified salmon and tainted meat from entering their markets. In addition many other countries have banned American dairy products‚ arsenic chicken‚ and foods containing dyes and food coloring‚ and soda pop beverages. These countries have taken these measures to protect the over health and wellbeing of their country.
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Mustafa Fast Food “Who’s to Blame” by Daniel Weintraub Fast Food is one of the biggest industries in the world‚ food wise. Parents need to be responsible enough to teach their children healthy eating & exercising habits. In our world today‚ children sit around and play videogames all day‚ if they are all to. Weintraub the author‚ argues that parents need to “step up to the plate”‚ a term that baseball players use. I agree that parents need to take more responsible for child obesity because later
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