stricken with obesity. Obesity‚ or excessive weight and body mass to an unhealthy extent‚ can be found all across the world and is increasing in popularity. The United States is no exception to this trend and in fact is one of the most rapid growing countries in obesity today‚ containing the highest percentage of obese persons. Obesity has become an epidemic that has had a great impact on the youth in our society. Without necessary changes being made to the way we handle childhood obesity‚ the trend
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Obesity is a health challenge that many Americans face in their lifetime. Unfortunately‚ obesity is a relentless disease‚ not only harming adults‚ but the youth of the United States as well. Furthermore‚ due to the severity and high rate of childhood obesity in the United States‚ it is now considered an epidemic. This can simply be explained by the fact that children are no longer involved in physical activity‚ which is a detriment to their health since they are consuming more calories than they
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Obesity has been defined as a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to an extent that health may be adversely affected. The classification of overweight and obesity allows the identification of individuals and groups at increased risk of morbidity and premature mortality. 1. Analyze the obesity problem in the U.S. as compared to another developed country in which the obesity problem is not as significant. Include factors such as age‚ gender‚ race‚ socioeconomic status‚ and marital status
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Are Americans eating themselves to death? Obesity has been a bigger and bigger problem in the United States over the past few years. The percentage of overweight American children and teens has more than doubled in the past decade (Greenblatt). There are many reasons that could lead to the increasing percentage of people being obese in American. The U.S. food industry aggressively markets high-fat‚ high-sugar‚ super-sized foods. Modern communities encourage driving rather than walking. Physical
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America has a problem. A weight problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims that‚ just under one-third of American adults are classified as obese (Adult Obesity Causes). Our culture has steadily progressed towards the group of people we are presently who over-book themselves and reserve too little time for other things. This is where fast food and the whole “western diet” comes into play. The result of this lifestyle‚ which has been steadily shaped over time‚ is that America now
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the most talked about issues in health and nutrition is the obesity crisis in America‚ specifically the rapidly increasing rates of obesity. Is the obesity epidemic currently plaguing America being caused by Socioeconomic status (SES) and increasing poverty rates‚ or are parental/family influences to include lack of proper portioning/nutrition‚ sedentary lifestyle and family dynamic/conflict the root of the issue? From 1976 to 2004 obesity rates in children between the ages of 12 to 19 escalated from
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Who should be blamed for the obesity problem in America? Imagine a world where everyone is fit and slim. People biking and running every afternoon or morning. Everyone enjoying a good healthy meal in their homes. Cars are less used. Obesity is nowhere to be found. Everyone is happy and living longer. Fast food industries should not be blamed for obesity in America. Americans should be blamed for obesity. Americans allow obesity to overcome them. People are free to choose to eat what they pleased;
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Obesity claims the lives of one-third of adults and seventeen percent of children in the United States of America. (Solutions for Obesity). Those numbers are too high; but why are they higher than 185 other countries in the world? The United States is known around the world for being an obese country when people travel to the United States from other countries they are mind boggled by the portion sizes of American food. What foreigners also find crazy is how unhealthy America’s foods are; so why
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ENC 1101 Dr. D----- 6-27-13 How To Stop Obesity in America In America‚ obesity is running rampant. It ’s killing people and running up medical costs nationwide‚ and it shows no signs of stopping. Obesity is also a gateway to other diseases. On the website alighterme.com they highlight these diseases by stating these statistics‚ "80% of type two diabetes [cases are] related to obesity‚ 70% of Cardiovascular disease [is] related to obesity‚ [and] 42% of breast and colon cancer [has been]
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Childhood obesity has become a major problem in America. Obesity is a bigger threat in children than it was in the past. Obesity contribute too many of the physical and psychological disorders seem in children. Children are more likely to become overweight adults if they do not practice good eating habits and exercise. Over the past few years‚ obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate due to technology‚ unhealthy food choices and lack of physical activity. According to the Centers for Disease
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