billion people‚ which are one-third of the world’s population‚ are suffering from obesity (Oslow). Furthermore‚ a joint report made by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health has predicted that nearly 50% of the U.S. population in 39 states will be obese by 2030. As a result of the inactive lifestyle‚ the unsupportive society‚ the genes and the family history‚ the world is facing a serious obesity problem.
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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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Thesis statement: Research suggests that the obesity crisis in the US is caused primarily by lifestyle‚ the food industry and marketing practices. Annotated Bibliography Appleton‚ N. (1996). Lick the sugar habit. Garden City Park‚ NY: Avery Pub. Group. Sugar contributes to obesity as well as many other illnesses because it upsets our body chemistry allowing physical degeneration to take place in the human body. Most people aren’t aware of the addictive properties that sugar
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Information Versus Iamges Television & Child Development (3rd ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates‚ Inc. Roberts‚ D. (2004)‚ Steinberg & Morris (2001)‚ Nature of Advertising’s Appeal: Body Image & Physical Attractiveness. Television & Child Development (3rd ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates‚ Inc. MacArthur‚ M. (1989)‚ Tricks to Lose Weight Fast: Slimming Products. Health for All Ages (2nd ed.) McGraw-Hill‚ Inc. Pilliterri‚ A. (2004)‚ Peer Influence on Teenagers‚ Maternal & Child Nursing: Caring for A Childbearing
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Child Obesity In America Child Obesity In America Obesity in children is becoming an epidemic in America. Today‚ about one in three American kids and teens are suffering from being overweight or obese. The number of obese or overweight kids has tripled since 1963.(American Heart Association‚ 2013).Nearly 32 percent of American children are suffering from obesity or being overweight. Child obesity is now the number one health concern among parents in America. Obesity in children is causing
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11/23/12 Preventing Obesity As a citizen of the United States‚ being aware of our future is inevitable. There are many things we do in precaution for our future’s well-being. Statistics show that obesity rates are on a continuous rise which many people are not aware of. Everyone has their own opinions and may look at our country’s obesity problem in different ways. This problem is not just affecting our future‚ but our children’s futures as well. It is completely unfair to bring a child into this world
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Childhood Obesity & Schools By 01/09/12 Today‚ childhood obesity is a major epidemic facing our society. Since 1980‚ the rate of childhood obesity has doubled‚ and has tripled in adolescents. (CDC‚ 2006) Childhood obesity rates have increased dramatically over the past four decades‚ quadrupling among children ages 6-11 and more than tripling among youth ages 12-19. This statistic alone shows how prevalent childhood obesity is in the US. The U.S. Surgeon General has
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Arellano-lavariere. Child Obesity Speech If you had the power to save many children’s lives‚ would you do it? Well there is something we can do as a society so save and protect children. What is it? It’s to ban fattening foods from elementary schools to prevent child obesity. Child obesity has become one of the most popular and serious problem of public health. An article in the Harvard School of public health (2014) mentions that “Over the past three decades‚ childhood obesity rates have tripled
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Child Abuse- A Cause of Adult Obesity Abstract Child abuse can create an emotional hurt that never goes away. It creates a need that never seems to be met. In my paper I plan to show with the research‚ how child abuse can cause a person to develop an addiction to food and become obese as an adult. I started my personal battle with food as a young teen around the age of twelve when a classmate
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Child Obesity Everywhere you look there is a fast food joint. In America it’s all about convenience‚ but convenience has become hazard to our health. When we as adults have unhealthy eating habit‚ we hurt ourselves and our children. As a parent it’s important to set good eating habits and be active. There are plenty of statistics available that prove child obesity in America is at epidemic levels. One third of the nation’s children carry to much weight. There are lots of reasons why child obesity
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