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    OBESITY ESSAY

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    Rysheka Hayward September 9‚ 2014 Blended 57 Should obese be denied treatment on NHS? Obesity shouldn’t be denied treatment in health care facilities. Obesity is considered an illness. It’s the state of being grossly overweight. Sometimes it is not a choice to be overweight; many children are considered obese and need treatment. Obesity can also come with serious health issues such as diabetes‚ heart attacks‚ disabilities and even death. There are medical and health options to help lose

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    Childhood Obesity

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    CHILDHOOD OBESITY: PARENTS EDUCATION by Spencer Norman Exercise Science‚ Spring 2013‚ Indiana State University March 22‚ 2013 submitted to Ms. Caitlin Stuckey‚ Instructor English 305T – Technical Writing written for parents FOREWORD This paper is written to address the need for parents to understand how much they play a role in their children’s weight. The purpose is to bring to light the epidemic of childhood obesity and how this is only getting

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    Obesity in America

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    Solving the obesity problems that many Americans face COM/156 Tuesday‚ Instructor: David Bliss Have you ever stood in front of a refrigerator that holds a slice of cake or a tub of ice-cream and your hand reaches out to get it even as your mind is screaming‚ "Don’t do this"! Although millions of Americans are overweight‚ eating a healthy diet will eliminate the obesity problem in America. Eating poorly or well can make a big difference on both the physical and mental aspects of your body

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    Obesity in America.

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    Obesity in America. Childhood obesity is a huge health problem in United States that affects about 12.5 million children and teens in this country alone. Since 1960 scientist have been monitoring obesity problem in United States and between 1980’s and 1990’s they have seen a drastic increase in childhood obesity from about 5% to sky high 15% which is a concerning number for young people. There are many different reasons why young people develop obesity in this country. The major reason why

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    Obesity in Children

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    "Obesity is among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but the most difficult to treat" (A.A.C.A.P‚ 2008). You can see when a person is overweight or obese‚ it’s not something you can hide‚ but treating this condition is a lot harder. Changing your lifestyle is difficult‚ hence the reason so many Americans are obese. The United States was ranked 20th out of 92 in the countries with the highest childhood obesity for kids under 5. The USA has an obesity rate of 5.6 percent while; Albania takes

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    pet obesity

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    PET OBESITY: IS YOURS AT RISK? Studies show nearly half of our dogs and cats are overweight or obese‚ but these healthy habits might help keep your pet from becoming an alarming statistic. Is your pet at risk? People aren’t the only over-eaters in America: The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) found that 56 percent of dogs and 53 percent of cats are either overweight or obese. Recently‚ we were touched by the story of Meow‚ a 39-pound cat who died in a shelter from obesity complications

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    Causes of Obesity

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    teenagers are exposed to the risk of having obesity. There is no sign to show that the statistics decline. It even rises to an alarming level. Obesity can be defined as having a high amount of extra body fat. The most useful measure of obesity is Body Mass Index (BMI). It is based on height and weight of an adult‚ a child and a teen. The higher the BMI value‚ the higher the risk of disease. If the BMI ranges from 30.0 to 39.9‚ one is in obese. Obesity may cause by unbalanced diet‚ lack of exercise

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    Childhood Obesity.

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    Trisha Savage English 015 Professor Lynn Petko February 12‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity in American is a growing disease that has become an epidemic with lasting psychological effects‚ because of advertisement of fast food‚ lack of physical activity‚ genetics‚ and parental control. All of these factors has made food become a major health issue in many young people’s lives today. Today‚ the main cause of obesity is certainly children eating too much and/or not performing regular exercise

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    Obesity in America

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    ENG 101 SL1 26 June‚ 2006 Obesity in America Obesity in America is a continually growing problem and even worse our own children are sharing in this problem. A commentary in the Washington Times reports that sixty million Americans are obese. What really is the meaning of obese? Obese is having a body mass index of thirty percent or more. In recent years‚ the percentage of obese Americans has risen. In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the National Center

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    Obesity in America

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    Health Care Campaign Part I Health care organizations in partnership with government agencies admit that the obesity epidemic in America is out of control and requires intervention to address causes for obesity‚ and solutions to correct this problem. The obesity epidemic in America raises health concerns for citizens suffering from obesity because unhealthy body weight causes other health problems. Health care providers believe that community and environmental factors causes people to eat

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