ENC 1101 Dr. D----- 6-27-13 How To Stop Obesity in America In America‚ obesity is running rampant. It ’s killing people and running up medical costs nationwide‚ and it shows no signs of stopping. Obesity is also a gateway to other diseases. On the website alighterme.com they highlight these diseases by stating these statistics‚ "80% of type two diabetes [cases are] related to obesity‚ 70% of Cardiovascular disease [is] related to obesity‚ [and] 42% of breast and colon cancer [has been]
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Fast Food Advertising And Childhood Obesity A rise in obesity has been observed in the United States in the last two decades. Obesity is one problem that gives birth to numerous fatal diseases‚ including but not limited to cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ and depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a survey and found that‚ “More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese”
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San Francisco has become the first major American city to prohibit fast-food restaurants from including toys with children’s meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines. The city’s Board of Supervisors gave the measure final approval Tuesday on an 8-3 vote. That’s enough votes to survive a planned veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom. The ordinance‚ which would go into effect in December of next year‚ prohibits toy giveaways in fast-food children’s meals that have more than 640 milligrams of sodium‚ 600
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Analyzing Obesity in America Table of Contents I. Abstract……………………………………………………………………3 II. Introduction …………………………………………………………….…4 III. Data Selection A. Survey Results……………………………………………………….4-5 B. Survey Summary………………………………………………………..5 IV. Research…………………………………………………………………6-8 V. Discussion…………………………………………………………………8 VI. Conclusion A. Summary of Findings…………………………………………………8-9 B. Recommendation ………………………………………………………9 VII. References…………………………………………………………………
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Childhood Obesity Prevention Obesity in children and adolescents has almost tripled over the past three decades in the United States (American Heart Association‚ 2015). Obesity in children is increasing at a faster rate than obesity in adults (Lakshman‚ Elks & Ong‚ 2012). Obesity in children and teens is described as having a body mass index (BMI) at the 95th percentile or above (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). This increase in childhood obesity places a major health challenge
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19th 2011 Creative Writing Concept Paper Obesity in America In America‚ the amount of people who suffer from obesity in the last 40 years has increased significantly. It has become such an issue that‚ in 2001‚ the surgeon general declared obesity an epidemic in the country. Even though the amount of children and adults that are obese has seemed to level off‚ the numbers of overweight and obese
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May 2013 “Americas Obesity Epidemic.” Cartoon. BarictricFreedom‚ 27 June 2012. Web. 02 April 2013. The image “Americas Obesity Epidemic” is a cartoon image of Uncle Sam smoking a cigar and he is an extremely obese individual‚ his face looks very unhealthy and he looks nothing like the original Uncle Sam. Beside his head there is a place that indicates that he is saying something. It’s one sentence and is says “What Obesity Epidemic?” This cartoon image was made to show people that America is poorly
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Childhood Obesity: Video Games Not To Blame According to a 2006 American Obesity Association Study‚ approximately 30.3% of children (6-11 years) are overweight and 15.3% are obese. For teens (12-19 years) 33.4% are overweight and 15.5% obese. Who is planning on having children in the future? Who is planning on raising overweight or obese children? I bet if someone asked that question 20 years ago the response would be about the same; but in the last two decades the rate of overweight and obese
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There is a huge problem spreading across this nation. It’s affecting adults and children alike. It’ this nation’s newest epidemic‚ it has even been compared to other epidemics such as cigarettes and drugs. The epidemic is obesity and it is sweeping the nation. Americans are now considered to be the fattest people on earth (Pollan‚ par. 1). The worst part about this epidemic however is not how it is affecting adults but how it is affecting kids. The growing number of overweight kids is getting to
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the problems America is having with health care due to obesity‚ why
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