Why Is Child Obesity an Important Health Problem in America? Webster University Unknown Student Techniques of substance Abuse Counseling Dr. Barbara Omer July 28‚ 2002 Abstract Obesity is a chronic state of being overweight. It ’s a life threatening condition and current research has shown that obesity is the leading cause for the increased health threats that persons of the developed world face. Obesity increases a person ’s threat for contracting diabetes‚ strokes‚ heart problems‚ certain
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Research Paper Randy Scott Eng 121 Instructor Donna Mitchell 10/14/2012 Childhood obesity in america is a medical condition that needs major attention. Obesity is defined as having extra body fat. Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. There are major health risk linked with childhood obesity such as cardiovascular disease‚ high blood pressure and high cholestoral. 1 out of 3 children are condidered obese in america today. The percentage
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Obesity looming into a disease Bigger means better. However‚ this saying is not always accepted as true. Take obesity as an example. The bigger you are‚ there is nothing better you get. Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. A person is considered overweight if his/her body mass index is between 25 and 29.9; a person is considered obese if his/ her BMI is over 30 (“What is obesity?”‚ 2013). People
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Public Health Related Problems. OBESITY. . Public health is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public and private‚ communities and individuals. There are different
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In today’s society obesity is a relevant and very serious topic. The term obese is used to characterize the overall level of body fat. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey more than one-third of adults and almost 17% of youth are obese (Ogden‚ 2012‚ para 1). The prevalence of obesity does not differ between men and women‚ however obesity is more prominent in adults ages 60 (Oden‚ 2012‚ para 1). Fast food has become more popular these days with idea of having a meal
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Are parents responsible for their child’s obesity and unhealthy eating choices? In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins In The Home” Weintraubs argument states that parents should take responsibility to protect their child. I agree that parents should take more responsibility in what their child puts into their mouth. The parents have the authority to be responsible and take charge of their kids. They need to realize all the bad health conditions that come with fast food
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Obesity Obesity is the state of being over-weight. It is common to have over-weight in recent days. Due to obesity‚ the tendency of gyming is also increasing in current days. Obesity typically results from over-eating (especially an unhealthy diet) and lack of enough exercise. In our modern world with increasingly cheap‚ high calorie food (example‚ fast food — or “junk food”)‚ prepared foods that are high in things like salt‚ sugars or fat‚ combined with our increasingly sedentary lifestyles‚ increasing
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Obesity (Causes‚ effects‚ and treatment) Obesity is a complex and serious disease. Overeating that is due to emotions‚ habits‚ and the availability of food is the cause of obesity. It is important to remember that there are other‚ underlying causes that can cause obesity. • If the food you eat provides more calories than your body needs‚ the excess is converted to fat. Fat cells increase in size. When they can no longer expand‚ they increase in number. If you lose weight‚ the size of the
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Salem AlGuthmi Grammar/ Writing 104 October 23‚ 2013 Obesity America is spending $ 150‚000‚000‚000 on obesity related diseases per year. Obesity is an increasing problem in the United States for many causes such as people not knowing how to eat‚ not knowing what’s in food and misleading marketing. One of the biggest problem of obesity is that people don’t know how to eat food. Most people are uneducated about the food they eat. For example‚ people don’t know about calories
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary offers this definition: “obesity: a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body” (Webster Online Dictionary). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines obesity further: “…obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the “body mass index” (BMI). BMI is used because‚ for most people‚ it correlates with their amount of body fat. An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 2.9 is considered
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