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 by a prominent U.S. surgeon. “Americans now consume
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Should obesity be categorized as a disease? Obesity is not actually a lifestyle‚ it is a disease because there are medical reasons that make obesity actually a disease. The American Medical Association declared obesity as being a disease. There are many different definitions of disease that make is very hard and confusing to define just how obesity is a disease. According to merriam-webster a disease is “a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning
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Obesity Research Paper Sharon Smith Name of the Instructor Introduction Obesity is becoming a common problem among the human population. Every people must be aware of the causes and consequences of being obese. This paper will detail about the obesity‚ its health risks‚ causes and the methods that can be used to combat obesity successfully. This paper will also analyze the ways in which obesity can be avoided. Diets and life styles changes will also be discussed in relation to obesity. Finally
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Obesity in North America In 1999‚ an estimated 61% of adults in the United States were obese. One in seven children was also obese. Obesity is the biggest public health problem in North America. It can cause serious disease such as diabetes. In economic term‚ the cost of obesity in the United States was about $117 billion in 2000. Therefore‚ North American Society needs to be aware that modern life can cause obesity. This modern life includes fast food‚ transportation and new technology.
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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. American citizens are
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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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Obesity: A Sociological Epidemic Abstract The sociological aspect of obesity shown through the impact of families‚ the government and the economy. The rapidly growing‚ fast-paced‚ technological society creates an epidemic of sorts. Families pursue the use of technology‚ restaurants and fast-paced eating as well as single parenting and parental denial. The government sets a significant health care cost to obesity‚ which prevents a solution and increases risks. A non-stable economy brings about
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in the United States‚ obesity was a mark of wealth and leisure. People who could afford to eat what they wanted and manage to pay others to work for them were the ones that put on the extra pounds. The economics of obesity have changed significantly since then‚ with the burden of weight and obesity falling disproportionately on the poor. There is a powerful inverse relation between obesity and socioeconomic status in the developed world‚ especially among African-Americans. So‚ what is responsible
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Childhood Obesity in America Mike Sarecky York College of Pennsylvania Ahhh there is nothing better than waking up at noon to the smell of some freshly cooked bacon and a heaping pile of blueberry pancakes. Mom makes them fresh every weekend morning. Usually the bacon and pancakes don’t quite do the trick so the pantry is raided next. At the top of the pantry next to the family size bag of Doritos‚ which will most likely be consumed later in the night‚ lays the hardest decision that will have
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Childhood Obesity: Environmental Effects Darren Thomas ENG Composition II Instructor: Angie Temple March 5‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: Environmental Effects The future of the country is in danger. There is an unseen attack on society that threatens to shorten the lifespan of Americans from all walks of life. No one is exempt. No one is immune. This problem is so real that the first lady of the United States has gotten involved. Childhood obesity in America is growing at an alarming rate
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