describe them! Do it! Now count how many of them you described as ’FAT’. You can always name one‚ can’t you? At least I can. Obesity can cause a lot of disease like diabetes and high blood pressure‚ which may cause the overloading of Hong Kong’s healthcare system. That’s what makes obesity not just a problem of patients but also a problem of the public. So‚ what causes obesity? Sure you’ve heard ‘being fat is cute and healthy and brings good luck’ from different TV programmers or even your parents
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Susan Carlos January 11‚ 2015 ERWC Childhood obesity is a major issue in the United States. Parents notice their kids getting fatter and fatter‚ but guess who they are they blaming? Themselves? No‚ they’re blaming others for their mistakes and poor choices. They’re blaming fast food industry‚ companies such as McDonalds and other common restaurants‚ many lawsuits are being filed for the same reason towards these companies for poor decisions parents make. Fast food industry shouldn’t be blamed
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Capstone for Adult Learning Obesity has been identified in the 21st Century as one of the most serious health epidemics. Being obese is also one of the most preventable diseases today. Several factors contribute to a person becoming overweight: lack of exercise‚ excessive caloric intake‚ and genetic heredity. Personally‚ all three factors contributed to my disease. Overcoming obesity has been one of the greatest learning experiences that I have encountered. During my five year journey to
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Expository Speech Good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ the topic that I have chosen to present this morning is one that is very dear to my heart‚ for in my relatively short existence on this earth I have watched my aunt battle a disease which literally changed every aspect of her life and day to day living. Scleroderma is a chronic auto-immune disease of the connective tissue. Coming from two Greek words ‘sclera’ and ‘derma’ which mean ‘hard’ and ‘skin’ respectively‚ scleroderma in actuality is
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Obesity in America: Will It Destroy Us? In todays’ society‚ especially in America‚ obesity has become an epidemic of all sorts. In every state in the U.S.‚ at least 20% of the population is obese. More and more people are dying due to heart related problems‚ and more people are becoming ok with being “big boned”. This is a huge problem for all of America and is becoming increasingly worse. There are multiple health related risks that go along with obesity; including heart disease‚ heart attack
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Annotated Bibliography for Poverty and Obesity Richard Oei DeVry UniversityAnnotated Bibliography for Poverty and Obesity Nowadays‚ everyone is affected by the food that they consume every day. People are consuming unhealthy food‚ and consuming a lot of unnecessary food in their system. These kinds of thing happen because of the time‚ money‚ or habit that they have or do not have. We can call this Poverty and Obesity. Poverty is a condition where people’s basic needs for food‚ clothing‚ and
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The Impact of Obesity By C Simms HCA/240 February‚ 13 2011 Obesity is a major health hazard all over the world. Although‚ smoking is the number one cause of death in America‚ obesity is rapidly catching up. More than thirty percent of Americans suffer from obesity. Today I am going to explain the major effects of obesity‚ discuss the risk factors that can be controlled and not controlled‚ and the treatment options that you have. Anyone can suffer from obesity. It can come from the type of
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8264304 Obesity In America Did you know that between 1980 and the year 2000‚ the obesity rates had doubled among adults in America ? About 30% of the adult population in America is suffering from obesity . Since 1980 ‚ overweight rates have doubled among children and adults . Most people still do not practice healthy behaviors that can prevent obesity because they are lazy. More than 50% of American adults do not get the recommended amount of physical activity to provide health benefits . More
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Childhood Obesity America’s childhood obesity rate is at an all time high. Many adolescents are failing the standard for healthy eating habits‚ which is the reason for their obesity. As you may know‚ an excessive amount of saturated fat in a diet will lead to weight gain. The amount of overweight children aged 6 to 11 years has nearly tripled in the past 30 years‚ going from 7% to a shocking 18.8% (Krisberg). Obese children often struggle with physiological troubles‚ such as low self-esteem and
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Preparation Outline: Vitalba Evola Topic: Childhood Obesity General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of two prevalent causes of childhood obesity. Thesis Statement: While there are many causes of childhood obesity‚ most are‚ in fact‚ preventable. Introduction I. Attention Getting Device: Our society has become a classic case of “Battle of the Bulge‚” as our society now has an alarming number of obese individuals. But this isn’t from World War II; it
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