Epidemiological data surrounding Obesity HCA 415 Community & Public Health Argenia l. McCray Instructor: Adriane Niare June 1‚ 2015 Epidemiological data surrounding Obesity Many in the world today classify child obesity as a health hazard and there is an increased interest in the area with many researchers providing different opinions and arguments regarding the subject. This treatise will carry out an explicit analysis on the epidemiological data regarding obesity including the causes‚ risk factors
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reading and evaluating six articles written by experts on obesity‚ the data seems to imply that better educating people about how their behavioral lifestyle choices effect their future and current health is the best solution. The six journal articles evaluated and analyzed include: David Freedman’s article‚ “How to Fix the Obesity Epidemic‚” published in Scientific American in 2011. Green Gregory’s article‚ “Physical Activity and Childhood Obesity: Strategies and Solutions for Schools and Parents‚” published
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Stewart‚ M. June 13‚ 2011 Eng-106 Proposal to eliminate Obesity The fight against obesity is an ongoing battle; peoples all over the world are struggling to lose weight. Obesity is one of the most leading causes of death worldwide; this disease causes life threatening health conditions‚ such as high blood pressure‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ type 2 diabetes‚ arthritis‚ sleep apnea‚ strokes and cancer. The number of obese individuals throughout the world has doubled since three decades
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With Childhood Obesity COM 156 Introduction Childhood obesity has become a national dilemma. Recent studies have shown several causes for this public health epidemic. The evidence between childhood obesity and children’s excessive amount of time in front of the television has done nothing but increase each year. How long do children watch television each day. Does the media target children television? What are the health risks involved with childhood obesity? Childhood obesity continues to
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1 Obesity/Overweight: Epidemic Crisis (1 of 6) Obesity over the last two decades has been a major health issues for Americans. Obesity‚ just recently was classified as a chronic disease condition by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC reports in 2010 that one-in-three adults (35.7%) and one-in-five (17%) American children are obese (CDC‚NCHS-2010-National Obesity Trends). The health effects of Obesity including being Overweight is a gateway trigger leading to a variety of
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has accomplished over the year in academic results‚ but there is still more that can be improved. According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academics (IMNA)‚ “About nine million children over six years are considered obese” (Monghan). Obesity taking over about 20 percent of a person’s body is considered a disease because it is associated with so many health problems‚ like heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ asthma‚ and etc. Children are starting to get diseases and health problems that have
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decade obesity has become a worldwide problem‚ and obesity is involved into this. Obesity is a public health crisis in many Western countries‚ and increasingly in other countries thus‚ some strategies were created to reduce this situation. Obesity is an enormous medical issue in which a person suffers from an excess of fat in the body. It can negatively affect the health‚ for example reducing the life expectancy or increasing the health problems. According to Dellorto‚ D. (2012)‚ “obesity is a bigger
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In the article “Is Obesity a Disease?” author Carey Rossi takes a firm position that obesity is a disease that can have many causes. She states that obesity can be caused by endocrine or genetic disorders. She then asserts that obesity is mostly caused from inactivity and overeating and that it can directly affect your emotions very easily. She also sees the other side of the debate with the words of a doctor‚ Marianne Legato. Dr. Legato states that obese patients need to be counseled because of
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Obesity is a serious problem in the United States and has increased rapidly over the last few years. Obesity has a lot of other potential health risks or problems that have a great economic impact on the health care system today. The diseases that are associated with obesity are high blood pressure‚ strokes‚ heart attacks‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis. Obese patients’ health care cost and out of pocket spending is expected to increase with the rise of obesity. According to a study of national costs
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Obesity‚ a Public or a Private Matter. Alexis Garrett 09/17/2014 ENG 122 Lisa Clark There is an abundance of articles stating obesity as an epidemic. In order to define obesity an understanding of the term "epidemic" is needed. An epidemic is a widespread occurrence or outbreak of an infectious disease. In this paper I will address the follow questions. When did eating too many big macs while sitting on the couch become infectious? Has the meaning of the word changed to fit in with the
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