English 112 19. Feb. 2012 The Obesity Epidemic In America Obesity is a trending topic in America affecting every state‚ every city and every community across our beautiful country. Obesity is a defeat to our nation becoming the fastest growing cause of disease and death in America. This new wave of obesity is hitting us where it hurts and spreading its grip on our homeland. Obesity is becoming a modern day murderer and the fact that this phenomena is completely preventable is mind boggling.
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Perla Rosario Professor Tomblin English 1101 9 March 2015 Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. Over the past few years overweight and obese children have increased at an alarming rate and there seems to be no slowing down unless some type of action is taken soon. The fast food industry offers poor nutritional food and continues to encourage children to regularly eat the unhealthy foods and also encourage parents by making these “kids Meal” affordable. Unfortunately televisions
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Obesity in American Samoa While researching this project I discovered an amazing family centered culture in which I would be proud to belong. I discovered the beauties of a unique and unfamiliar group of islands‚ a faraway place with no apparent connection to the U.S. mainland. I found American Samoa. I also discovered a very distinct problem‚ a disease if you will. Obesity the disease is the cause of multiple health issues. So many that trying to count would be consuming. Obesity‚
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Obesity: Causes‚ Consequences‚ & Resolutions I can recall the very first time I heard the word “Obese”. I was ten years old at our family doctor’s office. My mother‚ brothers‚ and I were sitting in the room waiting to see the doctor. The doctor arrived he performed examinations on my brothers and I. Once he finished he began talking to our mother about my weight and how I needed to lose some pounds. He expressed concerns about me becoming obese by the time I was a teenager. I remember
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Effects of Obesity on Mental Health Risks of Being Overweight Walter Taylor Community College of Vermont Abstract In America‚ over 35% of all adults are obese. Though obesity rates in Vermont are among the lowest in the country (25%)‚ the current obesity epidemic is still alarming ("Adult obesity facts‚" 2012). Heart disease‚ diabetes‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure are all directly linked to obesity. While the physical effects of obesity have been researched extensively
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There is no single reason of Obesity in America. Some believe that our unhealthy ways are due to our eating habits. Whilst others may think it is because of our lack of exercise and attachment to technology. America’s obesity rate is shockingly higher than the rest of the world’s. Our Eating habits in America hold a strong link to the obesity rates. America’s diet has worsened over just 40 years. “Americans today eat about 500 more calories daily than they did in 1970.” Public Health explains
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Greg Last‚ a local doctor‚ shared the following story about obesity‚ “I’ve been a physician for nearly forty years but it wasn’t until just recent years I’ve seen staggering amounts of patients with chronic illnesses related to an inactive and overfed lifestyle‚” (Last). Here‚ in America obesity rates are on what seems to be an unstoppable incline. Recent statistics show that from 1980 to 2000 obesity rates more than doubled. It was then described as reaching epidemic proportions not much later
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Obesity is characterized by a ratio greater than 29.9 of body mass in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. The mass is adipose tissue as an inert depot for excess energy has shifted. Adipose tissue is recognized as a dynamic organ and play important roles. Obesity exhibit increased marker of inflammation such as macrophage infiltration‚ C-reactive protein and tissue factor. Obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes‚ cardiovascular disease‚ hypertension‚ stroke‚ sepsis‚ impaired wound healing
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Tabin 1 Marie Faye Tabin Ms. Darlene Fujimoto Expository Writing 1 October 2‚ 2014 An Obesity Epidemic Solution A student that brings fast food as a school lunch might not even differ if we compare it with the school menu’s ingredients. According to a paragraph from the National Lunch Program article states that‚ “food distributed by National Lunch Program contains some of the ingredients found in fast food‚ and the resulting meals routinely fails to meet basic nutritional standards” (Water‚ Heron
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Professor’s Name Course Date Childhood Obesity The scientists and doctors around the world are increasingly concerned about the problem of childhood obesity in recent years. They are trying to find a way out of this situation and conduct numerous studies regarding this problem. This specialists’ attitude is understandable - from year to year‚ childhood obesity is a growing health burden of the younger generation of the entire planet. As well as adults obesity‚ childhood obesity is caused by a whole set of reasons
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