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    Obesity in Japan vs. America Imagine you grew up in a poor family who is trying their hardest to survive‚ but the only food they can afford makes you obese? Poverty not only makes it harder to purchase healthier foods‚ but it also pushes people toward cheap and unhealthy foods. Therefore‚ this encourages the buying of snack foods‚ syrupy drinks and fast foods instead of healthy ones‚ like fresh fruits and vegetables. Well‚ this is the life of most American children as well as some adults. The majority

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    the results of the survey‚ to be more specific‚ 36.6% of Americans are overweight and 26.5% are obese (Percentage of Overweight‚ Obese Americans Swells. (n.d.). The obesity rate has increased in America and unless there is a broad cultural‚ behavioral‚ and government change among Americans regarding diet and exercise in Americaobesity rates will most likely

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    Analyzing Obesity in America Table of Contents I. Abstract……………………………………………………………………3 II. Introduction …………………………………………………………….…4 III. Data Selection A. Survey Results……………………………………………………….4-5 B. Survey Summary………………………………………………………..5 IV. Research…………………………………………………………………6-8 V. Discussion…………………………………………………………………8 VI. Conclusion A. Summary of Findings…………………………………………………8-9 B. Recommendation ………………………………………………………9 VII. References…………………………………………………………………

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    Javier Brizuela  Professor Abad  English 1B  14 June 2015  America is Obese by its Own Hand  Food is a necessity for the lives of everyone on the planet. Some love food more  than others‚ but no matter the case everyone needs to eat in order to survive. Many people  have taken advantage of food and consume products they do not need and they especially  eat more than they need to. The United States has become impacted with a preventable  problem. Obesity‚ or the excess of body fat in a person’s body‚ has begun to harm people 

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    Americans mouth water. Obesity in the U.S has become a huge problem in recent years. America’s obesity epidemic has hit a new high with 35 percent of obesity among men and 40.4 percent among women in 2013-2014. Most Americans feel embarrassed to even walk next to an obese person or even go near them without feeling claustrophobic. Obese people are an embarrassment to society and are making America look like an unhealthy place to live. Not only are adults suffering from obesity‚ children as young as

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    19th 2011 Creative Writing Concept Paper Obesity in America In America‚ the amount of people who suffer from obesity in the last 40 years has increased significantly. It has become such an issue that‚ in 2001‚ the surgeon general declared obesity an epidemic in the country. Even though the amount of children and adults that are obese has seemed to level off‚ the numbers of overweight and obese

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    May 2013 “Americas Obesity Epidemic.” Cartoon. BarictricFreedom‚ 27 June 2012. Web. 02 April 2013. The image “Americas Obesity Epidemic” is a cartoon image of Uncle Sam smoking a cigar and he is an extremely obese individual‚ his face looks very unhealthy and he looks nothing like the original Uncle Sam. Beside his head there is a place that indicates that he is saying something. It’s one sentence and is says “What Obesity Epidemic?” This cartoon image was made to show people that America is poorly

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    Donna Mitchell 10/14/2012 Childhood obesity in america is a medical condition that needs major attention. Obesity is defined as having extra body fat. Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. There are major health risk linked with childhood obesity such as cardiovascular disease‚ high blood pressure and high cholestoral. 1 out of 3 children are condidered obese in america today. The percentage of overweight children in the united states is

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    There must be preventative measures implemented in various facets of our society in America to help bring the obesity epidemic to a screeching halt. In a news conference‚ the former United States Surgeon General‚ Richard Carmona‚ had an interesting take on how we should combat obesity within our society (Krisberg 7). He believes that it is actually a good business investment and decision to help take care of obesity with its employees (Krisberg 7). Living a healthier lifestyle has a positive correlation

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    attributed rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases of obesity in America. According to the article Fast Food: Is it the Enemy by Registered Dietitian Sarah Muntel (2012)‚ “Since 1970‚ the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled‚ which equates to about 300‚000 establishments in the United States. Coincidentally‚ 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected” (p. 1). In this research

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