Essay On Obesity In America
Obesity
Danielle Young, Miranda Steinbeck,
Lauren Robinson, Jennifer Taff
Pd. 2 Sociology
Scope
Danielle Young
“Obesity currently results in an estimated 400,000 deaths a year in the United States and costs the national economy nearly $122.9 billion annually” (Obesity in America).
Obesity is a rising problem in America for adults as well as children. Being overweight can be defined as having a weight of over 10 percent of the recommended weight for an individual of a certain age (Obesity in America). In today’s society over 15 percent of children under the age of 18 are overweight (Obesity in America). Obesity is not only detrimental to health but also can affect one mentally. Obesity lowers self-esteem and is a proven cause of depression. Obesity heightens the risk of many diseases such as “…diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome” (Obesity in America). “More than half of Americans (55%) say they are trying to drop some weight…” (Hellmich). While Americans are very much aware of their need to lose weight, few take the initiative to do so.
Since 1980’s, the obesity rate climbed to 36 percent in 2010 which happens to be an all-time high for America (Hellmich). If this rate continues to grow in 2030 as many as 42 percent of Americans may be obese (Hellmich). This …show more content…
More than one-third of adults, about 37.5%, in the United States are obese (Adult Obesity Facts). A majority of the people in the country would attribute this high number of obese adults to two main factors; too much food and too little exercise. Unfortunately, there are many more factors that contribute to obesity. Those factors include lack of energy balance, inactive lifestyle, environment, genes and family history, health conditions, medicines, emotional factors, smoking, age, pregnancy, and lack of sleep. A culmination of these factors feed the increase of body fat and equate to
Danielle Young, Miranda Steinbeck,
Lauren Robinson, Jennifer Taff
Pd. 2 Sociology
Scope
Danielle Young
“Obesity currently results in an estimated 400,000 deaths a year in the United States and costs the national economy nearly $122.9 billion annually” (Obesity in America).
Obesity is a rising problem in America for adults as well as children. Being overweight can be defined as having a weight of over 10 percent of the recommended weight for an individual of a certain age (Obesity in America). In today’s society over 15 percent of children under the age of 18 are overweight (Obesity in America). Obesity is not only detrimental to health but also can affect one mentally. Obesity lowers self-esteem and is a proven cause of depression. Obesity heightens the risk of many diseases such as “…diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome” (Obesity in America). “More than half of Americans (55%) say they are trying to drop some weight…” (Hellmich). While Americans are very much aware of their need to lose weight, few take the initiative to do so.
Since 1980’s, the obesity rate climbed to 36 percent in 2010 which happens to be an all-time high for America (Hellmich). If this rate continues to grow in 2030 as many as 42 percent of Americans may be obese (Hellmich). This …show more content…
More than one-third of adults, about 37.5%, in the United States are obese (Adult Obesity Facts). A majority of the people in the country would attribute this high number of obese adults to two main factors; too much food and too little exercise. Unfortunately, there are many more factors that contribute to obesity. Those factors include lack of energy balance, inactive lifestyle, environment, genes and family history, health conditions, medicines, emotional factors, smoking, age, pregnancy, and lack of sleep. A culmination of these factors feed the increase of body fat and equate to