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    Obesity in America has gotten out of control over the last few decades with more than 30.5 percent of adults considered obese by current medical standards. The world we live in today‚ is a world where obesity is killing more people than smoking.  I believe that Americans are not getting sufficient exercise and are consuming too much unhealthy food.  These foods are causing damage to people’s health. Obesity is defined by a measurement known as body mass index also referred to as BMI. A person

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    Obesity is a problem that needs to be fixed. It’s a hard task to accomplish‚ but it’s possible we just need to get started. The main reason obesity is rising is because of the cheaply sold restaurant foods. My idea is to shut down unhealthy fast food restaurants‚ but that is obviously not possible. If unhealthy restaurants were eliminated‚ the economy would be in chaos. These businesses affect people horribly health wise‚ but economically it provides 3.7 million people jobs. Many people will be losing

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    Food and Obesity In America It has been said that obesity in American has become an epidemic. What has caused this huge health issue in this great country? Many people believe fast food is to blame for America being obese. Is it really that simple? What could be some other possible reasons for our country being so obese compared to other countries? In this paper I hope to discuss these issues and show that fast food is solely to blame for this epidemic as well to inform the readers about what they

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    Obesity In this essay I’m going to talk about the obesity crisis in Britian‚ based on the two articles ’’Obesity crisis risks making Britain ’fat man of Europe’‚ warns report’’ written by Hayley Dixon‚ The Telegraph 18. Feb. 2013 and ’’Move over ladies: Fat is no longer a feminist issue’’ by Sanchez Manning‚ The Independent 17. Feb. 2013. I am going to give an outline of how the obesity crisis can be handled; give my opinion on how people with unhealty eating habits can be persuaded the same way

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    Obesity claims the lives of one-third of adults and seventeen percent of children in the United States of America. (Solutions for Obesity). Those numbers are too high; but why are they higher than 185 other countries in the world? The United States is known around the world for being an obese country when people travel to the United States from other countries they are mind boggled by the portion sizes of American food. What foreigners also find crazy is how unhealthy America’s foods are; so why

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    In the United States today‚ obesity has become an enormous problem. In the last three decades‚ the number of people overweight has increased dramatically. A study done by the Centers of Disease Control showed that since 1980‚ one third of our adult population has become overweight. America is the richest but also the fattest nation in the world and our obese backsides are the butt of jokes in every other country (Obesity). According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association‚

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    Obesity How do you feel about yourself and your appearance? What do you see when you look in a mirror? When you see yourself‚ are you too skinny‚ are you perfect‚ or are you overweight? Many people?s weight is just fine‚ but the people in society like to look as if they are ?perfect.? Obesity is more common in America than any other time before. It?s an increasingly severe problem in our society. 54% of Americans are obese. What is your reaction when you see an obese person? Obese is ?being seriously

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    Marigondon‚ Lapu-lapu City A Research Work on: Obesity: It’s Primary Causes Effects & Prevention As a partial Fulfillment for the Requirements of the Fourth Grading Period in English lll Presented by: Hazel A. Secop lll-B CPTLE Presented to: Mrs. Estefa Belencio Instructress Submitted on: February 20‚ 2013 Date of Submission I. INTRODUCTION Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation

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    How Does The Childhood Obesity Rates Compare in Wales and USA Intro I have chosen the issue of childhood obesity in Wales and America. I have chosen this issue as obesity is a main problem in today’s society‚ and I want to see how Wales compares to what is known as the ‘Fattest’ country‚ America. Also I hope to find out the main reasons behind the high or low rates in obesity. This topic interests me as it has a big impact on today’s youth‚ and I as a rugby player would prefer to see more people

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    Obesity and Fast Food Wouldn’t it be nice to all the fast food you wanted to eat without having to worry about gaining weight? Imagine eating cheeseburgers‚ pizza‚ and soda without remorse after eating all the fats‚ sugars‚ and calories. Reality is that obesity rates are growing in number. The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity. Advertisement also plays

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