Javier Brizuela Professor Abad English 1B 14 June 2015 America is Obese by its Own Hand Food is a necessity for the lives of everyone on the planet. Some love food more than others‚ but no matter the case everyone needs to eat in order to survive. Many people have taken advantage of food and consume products they do not need and they especially eat more than they need to. The United States has become impacted with a preventable problem. Obesity‚ or the excess of body fat in a person’s body‚ has begun to harm people
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In our society‚ many Americans face one or more health problems caused by how one cares for their body. There are various ways to mistreat your body: one might consume too much sugar‚ one might consume too much sodium‚ or one might eat at fast food restaurants every day. However‚ these are also reasons why many people in our society have become obese. According to an article published on WebMD‚ that statistics show that in surveys conducted in 2009‚ 63.1% of US citizens are either obese or overweight
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Travis Dwyer Topic: Childhood Obesity "Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live." -Jim Rohn There are so many prevalent health issues that need to be addressed in today’s society. Since children are considered to be our hope for the future‚ I chose to research the epidemic of childhood obesity. As an aspiring physical education teacher or as alarmed to learn that “prevalence for overweight children aged 6-11 years has almost tripled in 25 years‚ increasing from 6.5% to
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In an article written by Liz Nakazawa about the school lunch problem‚ she states that “childhood obesity rates and student tendencies to graze on vending machine and fast food fare are only going to worsen‚ some experts say‚ if lunch periods become rushed or occur too early or too late to coincide with peak hunger periods.” When schools are forced to have many lunch periods‚ then logic will tell us that they will not be very long. When a student only has twenty minutes to stand in a long line just
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America has a problem. A weight problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims that‚ just under one-third of American adults are classified as obese (Adult Obesity Causes). Our culture has steadily progressed towards the group of people we are presently who over-book themselves and reserve too little time for other things. This is where fast food and the whole “western diet” comes into play. The result of this lifestyle‚ which has been steadily shaped over time‚ is that America now
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What are the Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity? How can they best be addressed? Veronica Clark Eng 122 English Composition 11 Jason Romero November 19‚ 2012 What are the Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity? How can they best be addressed? Childhood obesity has become a big important issue over the years. This issue should be addressed immediately. The problems seem to be the food that the children and adolescents eat and a little
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America - Land of the Free‚ home of the obese? As our country wages war against terrorism overseas‚ another domestic battle is taking place: the battle against fat. At the turn of the millennium‚ an estimated 64 percent of American adults were either overweight or obese (CDC). This unsettling statistic reveals the fact that the United States’ proud citizens have trouble digesting‚ that we are the fattest country on the planet. In today’s society‚ technological advances allow us to go about daily
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efforts directed at children. "McDonald’s remains committed to responsible marketing practices‚ including advertising and promotional campaigns for our youngest customers‚" McDonald’s senior vice president for marketing‚ Neil Golden‚ said in a statement to The Associated Press. McDonald’s sent several senior executives and others to San Francisco to oppose the measure in person. As it was being drafted‚ amended and discussed over several months‚ Corporate Accountability ran a local newspaper advertisement
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A thesis statement is a strong statement that you can prove with evidence. It is not a simple statement of fact. A thesis statement should be the product of your own critical thinking after you have done some research. Your thesis statement will be the main idea of your entire project. It can also be thought of as the angle or point of view from which you present your material. When do I write it? You will develop a thesis statement about your research topic after you have written a Statement
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Good and Weak Thesis Statements There is really no wrong way to write a thesis statement‚ you either have a good or a weak thesis. I am going to explain four weak thesis statements I was given‚ then tell you what was weak about them and how to make it better. A weak thesis fails to take a stand and not be specific towards the topic. Just making an observation or an overly broad claim will not work. A good thesis is ideas that answers a question‚ it usually starts with an observation that is something
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