Overall I am fairly happy with my body and weight. 6. Yes‚ I feel that I try all the new food trends and I believe that my peers do as well. I feel that the trends could be influenced by TV and Internet advertising. Part B What is obesity? Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Obese and overweight people have become a
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Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults‚ such as diabetes‚ high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead to poor self-esteem and depression. One of the best strategies
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Parental Responsibility and Childhood Obesity Submitted by: Cheryl C. Stevenson University Composition and Communication August 5‚ 2011 Parents are ultimately responsible for childhood obesity. Parents that ignore the countless warnings signs about the dangers surrounding childhood obesity are neglectful and this act should be considered a criminally‚ prosecutable offense. This type of neglect should be considered to be child abuse. Although a parent may not be physically abusing their
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Who’s To Blame for Obesity? Do you want to be surrounded with a society filled with obese children? Obesity has become a big problem in America. Parents are not being careful with the amount of junk food they’re allowing their kids to take in. According to Daniel Wientraub’s article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”‚ he claims that parents are in the position to fight the epidemic of overweight children‚ not the government or fast food companies. I agree with Daniel Wientraub because
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Pv Poverty and Obesity: Why the Government is to Blame Poverty and Obesity Many people believe the American government to be corrupt and run by people who do not deserve the positions they are in and while this may be true‚ there are bad facts that point in their direction when it comes to certain things. One of those things includes the epidemic of obesity ultimately linked to poverty caused by the government and the food industry that is run by the government as well. Over a short amount
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Olethia Curry Professor Benjamin English 112 November 10‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity: Is It A Form of Child Abuse? Childhood obesity is a huge problem in the United States. It is known as a serious medical condition that causes other medical problems. Obesity is generally caused by genetics‚ certain illnesses‚ and uncontrolled behavior or overeating. According to the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)‚ “Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. It affects more than 30 percent of
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Felicia Uwajeh Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V (NRS-433V-0105) 11 January 2015 Obesity is seen as a nation-wide health issue which affects mainly children and adolescents‚ which can result in problems such as hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ diabetes and even depression causing these children to have very low self-esteem (Mayo Clinic 2014). There are a few ways in which this problem can be reduced including school based programs for the youth and community awareness. These school based programs
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Government Control to Lower Obesity Should the government support and challenge people to watch their diet? It would be a good idea for the government to put rules on food because it would let people know what they are eating‚ it would decrease the percentage of obesity‚ and it would decrease health risks. This would show that the government cares about the health we can have. Plus give people more knowledge of what we don’t know about foods. To begin‚ restaurants don’t let people know what
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Obesity is defined as a medical condition whereby there is excessive fat accumulation in the body and may present a risk to health (Wright & Harwood‚ 2012). Consequently‚ this condition may reduce life expectancy or increase health problems. An epidemic is an extensive occurrence of a communicable disease in a society at a given period of time. Obesity condition has reached epidemic proportions all over the world whereby both the adults and children are found obese. Most of the older adults are more
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Childhood Obesity: Prevention in Schools Christina Carrigg English Composition 122 Professor Jen Miller December 10‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: Prevention in Schools The youth of America is on a path of destruction. Let’s Move!‚ a campaign launched by First Lady Michelle Obama‚ reports that the number of obese or overweight children has tripled in the last three decades. They also say that if this epidemic is not stopped‚ one-third of children born after the year 2000 will suffer from diabetes
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