Obesity: What it is and What are the Problems it Brings in People and Society “Obesity is a drain on the economy - we have to pay for the health care of fat people who are usually poor and can ’t afford insurance. Obesity is‚ well‚ bad.” – Emily Levine Obesity is a risk-factor for the most common nowadays diseases‚ as cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes‚ hypertension‚ some carcinomas‚ degenerative diseases of weight bearing joints (spine‚ hips‚ knees)‚ and present a huge medical and social problem
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Childhood Obesity Tara Wright ENG122 Matthew Fox July 23‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious concern for youth today. Within the past 30 years childhood obesity has more than tripled. Four out of ten children are considered to be obese (Ogden CL 2010). Often when one sees overweight children‚ one will hear parents making excuses for why their child is overweight. For example one will hear a parent say “she is just big boned‚ or she will grow out of it‚ it’s just baby fat”
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teenagers are exposed to the risk of having obesity. There is no sign to show that the statistics decline. It even rises to an alarming level. Obesity can be defined as having a high amount of extra body fat. The most useful measure of obesity is Body Mass Index (BMI). It is based on height and weight of an adult‚ a child and a teen. The higher the BMI value‚ the higher the risk of disease. If the BMI ranges from 30.0 to 39.9‚ one is in obese. Obesity may cause by unbalanced diet‚ lack of exercise
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SAGE Open http://sgo.sagepub.com/ The Idea of Healthy Lifestyle and Its Transformation Into Health-Oriented Lifestyle in Contemporary Society Olga Pakholok SAGE Open 2013 3: DOI: 10.1177/2158244013500281 The online version of this article can be found at: http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/3/3/2158244013500281 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for SAGE Open can be found at: Email Alerts: http://sgo.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://sgo
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* * * * * “Asia’s Challenge 2020” What is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why? What should be done about it? Unhealthy development: a lack of values education and personal generosity CHIM Chamroeun Do we really have enough will to come together and cope with challenges? Let us have a look at this metaphor of our body which consists of trillions of cells. “A main purpose of a cell is to organize. Cells hold a variety of pieces and each cell has a different
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Childhood Obesity The percentage of overweight children is growing rapidly in the United States. With one out of three children considered overweight or obese‚ childhood obesity needs to be paid attention to by people. Additionally‚ the health effects of childhood obesity cannot be ignored. For example‚ overweight children are likely to have more risks for different types of cancer‚ including cancer of the colon‚ kidney‚ cervix‚ endometrium‚ ovary and prostate‚ as well as other long-term effects
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Overcoming Obesity Bird flu‚ swing flu‚ H1N1 and Aids are some of the disasters that people have going through in the last two decades. The more cures scientists find‚ the more disasters emerge. However‚ a disaster‚ which has been ignored‚ is getting common all over the world. “Obesity” is accepted to be a person’s being overweight because of some specific reasons such as unhealthy dietary habits‚ overeating and less activity. This may sound quite normal but obesity has become a lethal disease
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1. Know the principles around healthy eating for children and young people. 2.1 Outline the nutritional requirements of a healthy diet for children and young people. In order to feel well and to be able to function properly‚ our bodies need fuel. Eating healthily is one of the most important ways in which we can help ourselves to be well and fit. Food provides us with energy for physical movement and to maintain body temperature while also providing materials for the growing body cells
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Child Obesity Obesity is among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but it is one of the hardest conditions to treat. Obesity in society has become worse and worse since time has lead on and this is not just in adults. Children are becoming more obese as time goes on‚ and we have to blame parents for this. If parents aren’t watching or regulating what their children are eating‚ it could turn into worse problems for the children down the road. Parents need to show their children more
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Is Obesity a Disease? After a long day of work or school‚ we have the choice to prepare ourselves a healthy meal or to get something quick and easy from the drive-through or a quick microwaveable dinner. Many of us do not have the time‚ or just simply choose not prepare healthy meals or exercise and it shows in our waistline. From the abundance of fast food chains on every corner to television and video games it is no wonder why we are putting on extra pounds. Obesity is caused by an unhealthy and
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