The scientific knowledge and focus on overweight people and obesityis now huge. The term “Obesity epidemic” is a common phrase usedin society‚ particularly by health professionals and doctors‚ whoemphasise their concern for our society and future generations’health. Undoubtedly‚ there are New Zealanders‚ both adults andchildren who are obese‚ but can we consider this an epidemic?The word epidemic is rather emotive as it has medical connotationsgiving the implication that mass amounts of people are
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problem of obesity is a world-wide epidemic and is becoming an even greater threat to the United States. Currently the U.S is the world’s most obese country and with a large margin between second place (James‚ Leach‚ Kalamara‚ Shayegh 2001). America is also the front runner in a new trend: morbid obesity. Not only does America have the highest population of obese individuals‚ America also has the largest population of morbidly obese individuals (World Health Organization 2009). Morbid obesity affects
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Obesity‚ especially among children‚ has become more and more serious in this decade. Children nowadays live a sedentary lifestyle. They are on studies and no time to do exercise. As a result‚ many of them are overweight. Obesity can be a serious problem as it badly affects children’s growth and lead to many serious health problems like diabetes and heart disease. As the saying goes‚ ‘Prevention is better than cure‚’ so‚ in this essay‚ I will discuss three possible solutions to the problem. First
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Parents Are To Blame for Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has become a growing problem in America. Although there are many contributing factors to overweight children‚ parents are usually to blame. The parents of children are the ones who provide food for them‚ so they have direct control of what their child is consuming. They are the ones who need to make sure their child maintains a healthy weight by eating right and taking part in physical activity. Obesity occurs when a person eats more calories
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Obesity occurs when a person’s weight is far above his ideal body weight. It has become a major problem in many countries‚ and it is even expected that in the USA‚ average expectancy will soon begin to drop sharply for the first time in 200 years because of an epidemic of obesity. In this essay‚ I will examine some of the causes and effects of obesity in the UAE. Obesity is a complex phenomenon‚ but the main causes can be grouped into three headings: poor food choice‚ lack of exercise‚ and lack
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Obesity is a problem all across America. Everyday young kids choose to stay in their room and play video games or watch TV instead of going outside to play or participate in athletics at school. The benefits of exercising greatly outweigh the benefits of watching TV or playing video games‚ but yet most children would still rather be inactive. Being active keeps you healthy in many ways and can be as fun as you make it. There are many benefits of being an active person. Being active helps you control
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Biology and Lifestyle Cause Forty Nine Percent of Black American Women to be Obese Abstract. Obesity is a major factor in health today. Certain ethnic groups and genders suffer from obesity more than others. Around 49% of all Black American women are classified obese today. There are many reasons for this. But the three the Black American women are susceptible to are culture‚ lifestyle and biology. Forty nine percent of Black American women are obese. This is an over representation compared
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1 Does obesity lead to poor school performance? Estimates from propensity score matching Hongyun Han Department of Sociology‚ University of Wisconsin-Madison March 26‚ 2012 ABSTRACT High body weight is negatively associated with test scores among elementary and middle school students. Are these negative outcomes due to preexisting differences‚ or are they a casual effect of childhood obesity? To better understand the causal mechanisms underlying this pattern‚ I use a propensity score matching
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Over Treatment for Obesity Obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached. Doctors are prescribing patients to lose weight‚ exercise‚ eat healthy‚ and in extreme cases‚ go under the knife‚ but none of these recommendations are making a dent in lowering the rate of obesity. Rather‚ the number of people obese in the United States steadily increases at an alarming rate. But why? This paper explains the medicalization of obesity throughout history.
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Preventing Childhood Obesity as a Parent George Yang Ashford University English 122: English Composition II Professor Janelle Jalbert 01/10/2011 In today ’s society‚ childhood obesity is considered a serious public health issue and can be classified as an epidemic. In the United States alone‚ one in seven children ages 6-17 are considered to be obese. In the last 40 years in the United States the rate of childhood obesity has tripled. The main reason why childhood obesity has become such
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