Americans are obsessed with fast food and the cost efficiency which it may bring. Though places such as McDonalds‚ Burger King and Wendy’s may be rather appealing‚ they offer a great deal of health risk. From the Burger King’s Whopper with 660 calories to the side salad at McDonald’s with over 1‚200 calories. A leading epidemic in the American culture is Obesity. With the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases reporting more than one-third of children 2 to 19 being obese
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"Causes of Childhood Obesity" Works Cited Axmaker‚ Larry. "Childhood Obesity Should be Taken Seriously." Online Posting 24 November 2004. Accessed 9 April 2005. 1-4. Bastin‚ Sandra. "Perils of Childhood Obesity." American Academy of Pediatrics Quarterly. Volume 31 (11/2001): 44-49. Retrieved Medline 9 April 2005. 1-5. Buffington‚ Cynthia. "Causes of Childhood Obesity." Beyond Change: Information Regarding Obesity and Obesity Surgery. Volume 17 (12/2003): 12-17. Retrieved Academic
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Chronic Diseases have been highlighted by the recent Health Care Reform Bill due to its impact on U.S. health care system. Obesity‚ though‚ has been hiding in the lime-light of other chronic diseases and should be addressed. “Obesity has become a major health concern. 1 in every 3 adults is obese and almost 1 in 5 youth between the ages of 6 and 19 is obese (BMI ≥ 95th percentile of the CDC growth chart).” (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) According to Centers
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Childhood Obesity Stephanie Cervantes ENG 122 Deborah Zeringue May 15‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity The writer has chosen to research the topic of childhood obesity. An article in the Washington Post tells us a disturbing fact: “With one in three children in this country overweight or worse‚ the future health and productivity of an entire generation -- and a nation -- could be in jeopardy.” (Levine‚ Stein 2008. para. 4) That number is alarming! In my research
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Taking Control of Obesity Annaisso Hooper ENG 122 English Composition II Sharon Hanscom February 6‚ 2012 Taking Control of Obesity What is being done about childhood obesity and how could parents improve good healthy habits? Parents should be mindful of the foods children eat and exercise routines. Childhood obesity is often a result of a lack of nutrition‚ exercise‚ and self control. Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. Parents are role models and should demonstrate
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Control and Prevention. The outcome shown from this is obesity is spreading rapidly in the United States and all around the World. Even with this information people sit by and allow obesity to spread‚ when there are solutions to this problem. This problem is continuing to rise. Obesity is a disease since it damages normal functions of the body‚ reduces life expectancy‚ and medical groups recognize obesity as a disease. To begin with‚ obesity impairs the normal functions of the body‚ just like almost
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Chapter 8: Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: An issue for Public Health Policy These notes contain some outline on obesity. You have to read the references from the CDC to further learn about obesity meaning that All the Online References are Mandatory. The video on titled “Childhood Obesity Epidemic” is mandatory and you watch it when you click “content”. 1. Defining the terms Obesity and Overweight as they apply to adults and children: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/defining.html Definitions
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Imagine the world where obesity was just a myth? Unfortunately‚ it is not and obesity is a serious health issue throughout Australia. Obesity does not only have an impact on the physical sector of health but has on all aspect of health in a way. Obesity weakens nearly every quality of wellbeing. “Someone who is 40% overweight is twice as likely to die prematurely as is an average-weight person” (Information on Health Risks Associated with Obesity at MedicineNet.com‚ 2016). Obesity results from overeating
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Childhood obesity is a nutritional disorder in children typified by an unnecessary buildup of fat in the body [1]. It is diagnosed clinically using the body mass index (BMI) cut-off values. The BMI is estimated as a proportion of weight (W) to the square of the height (H2) [2]. The value varies with age and gender; often higher in females than in males of the same age [3]. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ obesity occurs when the BMI is ≥ 95th percentile for a child
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Florida. Balance a little cheese with a lot of salad. 3. After breakfast‚ make water your primary drink. At breakfast‚ go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day‚ focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That’s nearly 90‚000 calories a year — or 25 pounds! And research shows that despite the calories‚ sugary drinks don’t trigger a sense of fullness the way that food does. 4. Carry a palm-size
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