How to Overcome Obesity
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 looking at my mother’s face and how shocked she was to hear him say that. Then she scolded me about not eating candy and fatty foods. I felt horrible, embarrassed, and ashamed of how I looked. My brothers whom are younger than I thought it was funny. As soon as we got home they began teasing me repeating the words obese, obese, obese, and obese. I started chasing them and yelling for them to stop. I was really hurt by what they were saying, so I waited until night time to cry myself to sleep. That memory has been stuck in my mind, and I will never forget it. Obesity in today’s society is a disease that has reached epidemic proportions. In the United States, it is estimated that 93 million people are considered obese. (Obesity Action Coalition, 2010) By educating the population on the causes of obesity and its consequences, can be the first step in combating this terrible disease. There are several resolutions available to those among our population who suffer with obesity. I will demonstrate why obesity is such a problem and what can be done to help combat it. In order to understand how to assist those who suffer with obesity, we must first understand what it is. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated, causing an adverse effect on a person’s health (CDC 2010). The way that a person is determined to be obese is by measuring the amount of body fat based on the height and weight of a person. This measurement is called
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 looking at my mother’s face and how shocked she was to hear him say that. Then she scolded me about not eating candy and fatty foods. I felt horrible, embarrassed, and ashamed of how I looked. My brothers whom are younger than I thought it was funny. As soon as we got home they began teasing me repeating the words obese, obese, obese, and obese. I started chasing them and yelling for them to stop. I was really hurt by what they were saying, so I waited until night time to cry myself to sleep. That memory has been stuck in my mind, and I will never forget it. Obesity in today’s society is a disease that has reached epidemic proportions. In the United States, it is estimated that 93 million people are considered obese. (Obesity Action Coalition, 2010) By educating the population on the causes of obesity and its consequences, can be the first step in combating this terrible disease. There are several resolutions available to those among our population who suffer with obesity. I will demonstrate why obesity is such a problem and what can be done to help combat it. In order to understand how to assist those who suffer with obesity, we must first understand what it is. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated, causing an adverse effect on a person’s health (CDC 2010). The way that a person is determined to be obese is by measuring the amount of body fat based on the height and weight of a person. This measurement is called
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