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    Obesity is a problem all across America. Everyday young kids choose to stay in their room and play video games or watch TV instead of going outside to play or participate in athletics at school. The benefits of exercising greatly outweigh the benefits of watching TV or playing video games‚ but yet most children would still rather be inactive. Being active keeps you healthy in many ways and can be as fun as you make it. There are many benefits of being an active person. Being active helps you control

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    Obesity: An Epidemic Ailments such as cancer‚ emphysema‚ and multiple sclerosis are usually associated with a painful death. However‚ diseases like these are not the exclusive killers of Americans. Many fall prey to a more silent killer‚ but one that should be respected just as much as any other serious physical ailment: obesity. “Obesity is a disease with severe repercussions such as heart disease or stroke. Though largely overlooked in importance‚ it is an epidemic‚ and like other epidemics

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    childhood obesity has increased by 54 percent in children ages six to eleven. In children twelve to seventeen it has increased by 39 percent. (Silberstein‚ 1) Childhood obesity is so prevalent among these age groups that it has reached epidemic proportions. One cause of childhood obesity is genetics. Children who have parents or siblings who are overweight have an increased risk of becoming obese themselves. Genetics accounts for approximately 25 percent to 40 percent to childhood obesity. (Causes

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    Obesity Obesity is seen everywhere around us. Obesity is more than just eating two Big Macs rather than one. Obesity is a lifestyle disease which is spreading rapidly worldwide. Individuals of all age‚ gender and ethnicity are affected by this disease. Still‚ a general trend has been observed that women are affected more than the men. The tendency to gain weight also increases with the growing age. However‚ an alarming trend of childhood obesity is being noticed in the recent years . In definition

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    Obesity: A Complex Problem with a Simple Solution Many people in the United States believe that if it weren’t for fast food restaurants‚ they would not be obese. McDonald’s has been blamed 100% and sued for individual weight problems of Americans. While fast food may be one of the contributors to the obesity epidemic‚ it surely doesn’t stand-alone. Obesity is caused by many factors‚ depression‚ sedentary lifestyle‚ overeating disorders and food choices. Many of those factors are learned and

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    Obesity in Saudi Arabia Today‚ the obesity problem is much of a concern for so many people all over the world. Obesity has caused a lot of talk among the world‚ in addition it is ranked as a serious disease. So what is obesity and what do we need to know about it. In Saudi Arabia today‚ obesity has become an enormous problem. In the past few years‚ we have seen the number of obese people is increasing dramatically. What is obesity? Obesity is an abnormal increase of body fat‚ usually 20% or

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    these contributed to the rise of obesity rates in developed nations. Conversely for developing countries‚ undernourished mothers produced babies who are genetically prone to obesity‚ and in countries like Mexico where the source of water is unreliable‚ the population turned to soft-drinks‚ making them the leading consumer of Coca-Cola in the world today. Be it certain cultures or traditions of specific society considering obese as signs of prosperity or affection‚ obesity is undoubtedly a grave problem

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    Obesity In this essay I’m going to talk about the obesity crisis in Britian‚ based on the two articles ’’Obesity crisis risks making Britain ’fat man of Europe’‚ warns report’’ written by Hayley Dixon‚ The Telegraph 18. Feb. 2013 and ’’Move over ladies: Fat is no longer a feminist issue’’ by Sanchez Manning‚ The Independent 17. Feb. 2013. I am going to give an outline of how the obesity crisis can be handled; give my opinion on how people with unhealty eating habits can be persuaded the same way

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    Justin Sanders Mr. Beal Freshman Composition November 9‚ 2009 Rough Draft Teen Obesity When I was a teenager I faced obesity myself. Going through high school was the hardest thing ever. I weighed over two hundred pounds and I was constantly getting bullied and made fun of. When I was at home all I did sit around watch TV‚ play video games‚ and eat constantly.

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    What can Samoan parents do to prevent obesity and diabetes in their children? Samoan culture is greatly respected by its people. In their opinion‚ no other culture is even close to theirs in values‚ respect‚ tradition‚ mentality‚ form of government etc. They want to keep things that way and hopefully nothing could come in between. Samoa may be perfect in such ways but‚ like they say‚ there is always a bad apple in a society. I believe obesity and diabetes are that. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate

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