Childhood Obesity & Schools By 01/09/12 Today‚ childhood obesity is a major epidemic facing our society. Since 1980‚ the rate of childhood obesity has doubled‚ and has tripled in adolescents. (CDC‚ 2006) Childhood obesity rates have increased dramatically over the past four decades‚ quadrupling among children ages 6-11 and more than tripling among youth ages 12-19. This statistic alone shows how prevalent childhood obesity is in the US. The U.S. Surgeon General has
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Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. BMI is calculated from a person ’s weight and height and provides a reasonable indicator of body fatness. Obesity is just about everywhere you look‚ a guy walking down the street‚ in the park on a bench or at fast food restaurant. Becoming overweight is becoming a fad here in America and many other countries‚ but some people don’t realize that being overweight can change your life and not for the good. There are many ways that obesity
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excess fatty deposits and achieve the desired result. Recent discoveries in the biochemical and pharmaceutical departments found out ways to “trick” the body into metabolizing these excess fats and promote weight loss‚ hence slimming products were born. There are many types of slimming products‚ pills‚ tea‚ and L-Carnitine containing products all promise quick ways to lose fat (McArthur‚ 1989). Consumers‚ especially teenagers‚ mostly women‚ who are extremely conscious‚ tend to choose slimming products
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Should obesity be categorized as a disease? Obesity is not actually a lifestyle‚ it is a disease because there are medical reasons that make obesity actually a disease. The American Medical Association declared obesity as being a disease. There are many different definitions of disease that make is very hard and confusing to define just how obesity is a disease. According to merriam-webster a disease is “a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning
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Tabin 1 Marie Faye Tabin Ms. Darlene Fujimoto Expository Writing 1 October 2‚ 2014 An Obesity Epidemic Solution A student that brings fast food as a school lunch might not even differ if we compare it with the school menu’s ingredients. According to a paragraph from the National Lunch Program article states that‚ “food distributed by National Lunch Program contains some of the ingredients found in fast food‚ and the resulting meals routinely fails to meet basic nutritional standards” (Water‚ Heron
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“The Way” By: Ariana Grande Featuring Mac Miller American singer-songwriter and actress Ariana Grande featuring rapper Mac Miller recorded the song “The Way” and was released on March 26‚ 2013 by Republic Records and as the lead single from her album Daydreamin’. This song was written by Mac Miller himself‚ Harmony Samuels‚ Jordin Sparks‚ All Sherrod Lambert‚ and Sevyn Streeter. “The Way” is a pop genre song whose melody is directly from the R&B 1998 hit “Still Not a Player‚” originally recorded
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Obesity-Individual Essay Obesity is identified as a National Heath Priority area by the Australian Government. It is a serious health issue as it can lead to many more severe problems and concerns such as diabetes‚ coronary heart disease or even cancer. In fact‚ in 2011 to 2012‚ it was researched that 10.8 million Australians were either overweight or obese and 4.7 million of that population were obese. This is a really overwhelming number as the population of Australia is 22.7 million. The ratio
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computer time‚ to childhood obesity that can cause future complications‚ such as diabetes‚ and other chronic diseases. However‚
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Obesity in North America In 1999‚ an estimated 61% of adults in the United States were obese. One in seven children was also obese. Obesity is the biggest public health problem in North America. It can cause serious disease such as diabetes. In economic term‚ the cost of obesity in the United States was about $117 billion in 2000. Therefore‚ North American Society needs to be aware that modern life can cause obesity. This modern life includes fast food‚ transportation and new technology.
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COMPOSITION II MONDAY 14TH‚ JULY 2008 OBESITY AND ITS SOCIAL ISSUES Obesity is a state of (being) overweight; it prevents normal activity or bodily function and will likely cause a serious or life—threatening disorder (“Morbid obesity”). Today‚ obesity seems to be something normal‚ common in America’s society. No one cares about how this disease has developed through history‚ or how much it affects the daily lives of the people who suffer from it. Obesity is not only a health issue. Besides high
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