CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY ON OBESITY We say one is obese when his body fat is accumulated abnormally within the body usually‚ 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. The most commonly used modification‚ established categorizes obesity into three (WHO‚ 2000). Like any other problem‚ obesity has its causes and effects. Some of the causes include‚ diet (unbalanced diet)‚ environment‚ as well as genes and family history. On the other hand‚ the effects can be categorized into three namely;
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Obesity: Is it a choice? The topic of obesity within the United States‚ let alone the world‚ has been a dispute for years. In the United States it has been debated in many levels from controlling what foods restaurants can serve to initiatives within the government driven by presidents‚ presidential candidates‚ and even first ladies. There is an overwhelming statement that something needs to be done‚ but the problem is not what‚ but how. Many debate that obesity is not an effect
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stableweight” (Eating Disorders and Obesity). Increased BMI (body mass index) of 23 to 25 hadincreased abnormalities in blood pressure‚ glucose tolerance‚ and serum lipids. People who areoverweight may try to present the benefit of less hip fractures and broken bones than people whoare lean (because of more padding)‚ but heart disease and diabetes are far more important anddangerous health risks. There are no benefits to being overweight (Eating Disorders andObesity).Preventing obesity at an early age is very
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Name Professor Writing Argumentative Essay 25 November 2013 Bullying Have you ever seen or experienced bullying and the dramatic effects it has on its victims? Unfortunately nine out of every ten students have experienced bullying in school or online. Many people believe that bullying is a part of growing up and kids do not know any better. Bullies are intentionally causing mental and or physical damage to their victims‚ which will affect them for the rest of their lives. Bullying has
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Parents Are To Blame for Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has become a growing problem in America. Although there are many contributing factors to overweight children‚ parents are usually to blame. The parents of children are the ones who provide food for them‚ so they have direct control of what their child is consuming. They are the ones who need to make sure their child maintains a healthy weight by eating right and taking part in physical activity. Obesity occurs when a person eats more calories
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and politics. As a result‚ the truth gets buried under several layers of externally influenced presumptions before it even gets a chance to express itself. Statistics show that over 81% of parents would not trust a Hispanic to baby-sit their child‚ 53% say that Africans are the best at sports and 75% would feel uncomfortable in a setting with a majority of Black people (www.survelum.com). Although stereotypes have some legitimate fingerprints of truth‚ nevertheless‚ this alone is insufficient
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Childhood obesity is when a child is overweight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity has become a major problem in the United States‚ the percentage of overweight children is increasing. Ages 2 to 19 : about 31.8% are considered to be overweight or obese. Preventing childhood obesity now will help protect your child’s health now and in the future.Children are supposed to get at least one hour of exercise everyday. There is ways in preventing childhood obesity ‚ there are health risk
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school aged child can step out of their school and walk into a McDonalds. A world where soda companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda machines in schools. A world where obesity is killing more people than smoking. What if I told you this world is not in your imagination but is the world we live in today? You Can’t Escape the Headlines. You Can’t Avoid the Facts. Childhood obesity has reached unbelievable heights. The future health of an entire generation is at risk. Obesity is on the
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ABORTION’ Our world today is full of unsolved‚ devisive and controversial issues. Most of them relate to our morals‚ ethics and religion‚ thus creating a very strong yes’ and no’‚ or good’ and bad’ side. Like the Chinese Yin and Yang sign‚ abortion has a very prominent black’ and white’ side but also contains traces of each in the alternating colour. This shows that if you were to come to any kind of conclusion on abortion‚ there would still be a downside to
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Obesity‚ especially among children‚ has become more and more serious in this decade. Children nowadays live a sedentary lifestyle. They are on studies and no time to do exercise. As a result‚ many of them are overweight. Obesity can be a serious problem as it badly affects children’s growth and lead to many serious health problems like diabetes and heart disease. As the saying goes‚ ‘Prevention is better than cure‚’ so‚ in this essay‚ I will discuss three possible solutions to the problem. First
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