Brittany Rhetorical Analysis February 13‚ 2013 Obesity in America Obesity has become a real problem in the USA. It is shown to be linked to many health problems. In the article‚ Obesity: An Overview by Ellen Bailey and Ann Griswold PhD.‚ the authors discuss the history of obesity‚ as well as obesity today. They believe that obesity is a big problem in America and something needs to be done about it. "Obesity has been linked to a number of health problems‚ including diabetes and heart disease;
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There is a huge and growing concern regarding obesity amongst children in today’s society. It is a widely discussed topic in the United States. Obesity is considered to be one of the most dangerous health issues facing our children. Today childhood obesity is in issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached in the past few years. Certain genetic factors paired with changing lifestyles and culture has produced kids (and adults) who generally not as healthy as people were
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Child Obesity Heart problems‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ diabetes and depression are just a few of the many health problems obesity can lead to. Obesity has been a major issue for many years throughout the whole world but especially in the United States. Children as well as adults suffer from obesity and‚ of course it is a major concern for parents. Three major factors contributing to this epidemic are: the poor quality of school lunches served throughout childhood‚ the quantity
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Obesity has become a common issue in many American lives. In America‚ there is currently about “seventy-eight million adults and thirteen million children that are dealing with obesity‚ which accounts for more than one-third of the entire United States population” (“Adults Obesity Facts”). Obesity in adults and children is an issue that continues to grow. With a combination of education and government involvement‚ it is possible can decrease the number of obese Americans. Finding a solution for
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Child Obesity "According to the Centers for Disease Control‚ obesity rates have tripled in America’s youth since 1980. Nowadays one-third of America’s children are considered overweight or obese. Many believe childhood obesity is an epidemic that is easy to understand. Today’s children in families with at least one overweight/obese child stare at computer screens instead of playing outside‚ eat sweet and salty snacks in place of fruits and vegetables and take little interest in shopping and food
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urbanization‚ affluence‚ and change in lifestyles and nutritional status of the population. Obesity among adult has became serious problem in health department as it increases rapidly. Hence‚ I will discuss on obesity as a contemporary issue in Malaysia. World health Organization (WHO) had defined that obesity is an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI)‚ a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square
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Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.1‚ 2 The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period.1‚ 2 In 2010‚ more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.1 Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a
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Childhood obesity in the United States has doubled in the past 30 years. Today‚ one in seven children are overweight. Being overweight or obese puts kids at risk for many health problems such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ heart disease and so many other diseases we would normally see in our later years. Do not think about the billions of dollars in additional taxpayer health care cost due to children being overweight – according the United States government over 250 billion dollars yearly. What
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Tiffany Nali Period 3 May 20‚2012 Cause and Effect Essay on Obesity Obesity is one of the main topics in America including one of the main reasons of death.-(begin with a subject) Detecting obesity is easy‚ but treating it can be very hard to do. Never have there have been so many teens and children not only overweight but obese. In some ways‚ it could be called the plague of the twenty- first century due to adolescents and teenagers indulging
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Obesity is a leading and rising epidemic in today’s society. The rise of fast-food chains and inactivity worldwide has bought with it the exponential rise of obesity across the nation of Australia with well over half the adult population being overweight. To battle the rising rates many organisations are raising awareness and creating campaigns to halt the rise of obesity and create and healthier nation. The creation of campaigns such as “Go 2 & 5”‚ “Measure up” and “Swap It‚ Don’t Stop It” have
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