Argumentative Essay Obesity‚ a problem of which by the years has increased profoundly and has now been considered an epidemic affecting millions of people. Obesity is now affecting people of all ages physically‚ bringing high rates of death and disease. A problem that many people have placed the fault on the food industry. On which factory farms have been attacked for being the start of problems like obesity‚ as well as fast food industries. Then again‚ the food industry as well as the human race
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Justin Brown Brown 1 English 1010 10/20/10 Obesity in America When people think about health what usually comes up is cancer‚ or some kind of disease that will hold you back. Not many people really think about one of the biggest issues out there that people don’t really take serious. It’s called Obesity‚ I know you might think you know what that means but do you really know what it is?. In America there are thousands of hundreds of people that or obese. Over 2/3rds
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Control and Prevention. The outcome shown from this is obesity is spreading rapidly in the United States and all around the World. Even with this information people sit by and allow obesity to spread‚ when there are solutions to this problem. This problem is continuing to rise. Obesity is a disease since it damages normal functions of the body‚ reduces life expectancy‚ and medical groups recognize obesity as a disease. To begin with‚ obesity impairs the normal functions of the body‚ just like almost
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if you want to stick to the obesity argument you might want to think of arguments such as ’should the government be doing more to tackle the problem or is it up to the individual?’ or ’How is it people can allow themselves to get that far into bad health(obesity)?’ (might be more of a Psychology question though..) A good one for looking at arguments relating to the fast food industry is ’Super-Size me’ that documentary‚ that might give you some more ideas about arguments‚ to look into some of the
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2012 Obesity? Is it a disease or a Lifestyle? Problem Statement Less than half of Americans struggle with obesity today‚ but it is credited with causing over sixty known diseases. Whereas obesity is not a disease‚ it does cause myriads of health risks. Our bodies are very complex systems‚ and they need to be taken care of. When people do not properly care for their bodies‚ they begin to have too much fat on their bodies which puts them at high risk for detrimental health issues. Obesity has become
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English-103 18 October 2014 Is Obesity a Disease? More than two-thirds of U.S. adults‚ and about one third of school aged children are overweight or obese. Obesity rates have more than doubled in adults and children since the 1970s. Becoming obese is based on ethnicity‚ gender‚ socioeconomic status‚ and diet. Obesity is a way of life that is determined by one ’s decisions‚ obesity is not a disease and is 100% preventable. There are many factors that contribute to obesity‚ including larger portion sizes
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Child Obesity Brad Benzing 04/06/05 Today in America there is a lot of obesity in kids. The obesity rates increase every year. Eating to much and not exercising enough is the reason that kids gain so much weight. It is estimated that 10% or 155 million children are obese and at least 30% are overweight. This child obesity is causing diabetes to the children. If that child gets diabetes before the age of 14 he/she is shorting there lifespan
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Losing weight is patriotic according to Dr. Oz Dr. Mehmet Oz seems to discuss the subject of obesity constantly in his talk show‚ proposing a unique idea to solve the health care debate currently happening in Washington. It seems to be a big deal‚ since the U.S. President and Congress are tackling the topic. However‚ while they are focused on money‚ Dr. Oz brings up the importance of the content of our grocery carts. We all hear about patriotic deeds all the time‚ don’t we? It seems that there are
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2014 Is Obesity a Disease? Obesity affects millions of the people in the American population. The amount of obese Americans continues to increase‚ and it is not showing signs of slowing down. “More than half of the adults in America are considered overweight or obese‚ and about thirty-four percent of the total population in the U.S is either overweight or obese” (Pollack 1). Naturally‚ being overweight is portrayed as a moral issue. However‚ there is controversy to whether or not obesity is a disease
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Childhood Obesity: Who is at Fault? Sha’terra Marks English 202 Research Writing Professor Hibsman December 12‚ 2013 Table of Contents Childhood Obesity………………………………………………………………1 Obesity…………………………………………………….............................2-4 Parents Role in Childhood Obesity …………………………………………4-5 Educators Role in Childhood Obesity……………………………………….6-7 What Society is doing to Combat Childhood Obesity?.....................................8 A Closer Look at Childhood Obesity ………………………………………
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