Topic Announcement: Health
Background: Eating has always sparked interest because
Introduction everyone consumes and needs food in order to survive.
Thesis Statement: Eating non balance diet can result to weight problem underweight, overweight or obese.
Underweight: Body Mass Index (BMI) of anything under 18. (Wu 75-6), from underlying illnesses or diseases, from eating disorders like bulimia or anorexia nervosa or caused by genetics or by poverty or lack of food. (Wu 81-2).
Overweight: Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 30. With the normal BMI of between 18.5 to 25 (Wu 83), main cause is the consumption of calories that are more what the body uses, due to metabolic disorders (Lean 59) or can result in social discrimination (Olmsted and McFarlane “Body Weight and Body Image”), Body Paragraph
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Obese: BMI of 30 and above (Wu 86). Just like being overweight, main causes are improper diet, sedentary lifestyle, genes, or illnesses, can pose serious health risks and increase the risk of developing chronic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular problems (Jain and Arterburn “What Works for Obesity?”), or could suffer from grave social discrimination (Olmsted and McFarlane “Body Weight and Body Image”).
While it is true that some cases of weight problems arise due to situations that are hard or almost impossible to control (like genetics), the fact remains the same to those who has eating.
Conclusion: disorders, improper diet, and lack of physical activity play major roles in this issue.
It is important to understand that it is not only the people who are severely overweight should watch out. With the presented causes of weight problems, even those having normal BMIs can easily fall into any of this weight problem categories.
Works Cited
Jain, Anjali, and David Arterburn. “What Works for Obesity? A Summary of the Research Behind Obesity Interventions.” (2004). Print.
Cited: Jain, Anjali, and David Arterburn. “What Works for Obesity? A Summary of the Research Behind Obesity Interventions.” (2004). Print. Lean, M.E.J. "Obesity and Weight Management: an Integrated Approach." Program in Zbornik. (2002): 59-60. Print. Olmsted, Marion P. and McFarlane, Traci. “Body Weight and Body Image.” BioMed Central Ltd. (2004): n. pag. Web. 12 Jun. 2013. Wu, Lin. "Weight Management." Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 10.3 (2006): 75-87. Print.