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    Mal J Nutr 10(1): 13-22‚ 2004 Childhood Obesity: Contributing Factors‚ Consequences and Intervention Sherina Mohd Sidik1 & Rozali Ahmad2 1 2 Department of Community Health‚ Faculty of Medicine and Health Science‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia‚ 43400 UPM Serdang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia Ministry of Defence‚ Malaysia ABSTRACT Childhood obesity has been growing at an alarming rate and is the most common nutritional problem among children in developed as well as in developing countries. It is associated

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    Barbados are acutely unaware of the widespread incidences and impact of obesity among and on its population. Statement of Problem According to the World Health Organization/Forbes List‚ more than 1.6 billion people in the world are either overweight or obese. A recent study showed that Barbados is ranked 12th among the fattest countries in the world where 69.7% of the population is considered obese or overweight. Obesity is associated with a high BMI (body mass index). These days sedentary

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    Obesity is getting out of control especially in the United States. Obesity today is an epidemic; it is arguably the most pressing public health problem we face‚ costing the health care system an estimated $90 billion a year. (p.108;Micheal Pollan‚ Omnivore’s Dilemma). Obesity is increasing in a lot of health situations and leading roots of deaths. Obesity is also at risk of many diseases. Obesity like other diseases‚ harm the standard works of the body. People who are obese have lavish unctuous

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    die each year because of different causes‚ but do the majority know obesity ranks second among causes of death? Even though obesity is a serious concern in society‚ the majority of people don’t care or are too busy to care about the health effect it caused. “Obesity is a genuine problem in America‚ but our nation debate on the subject has become nothing short of hysterical‚” (David Martosko‚ Center from consumer freedom) Obesity might be taken as a joke for most people but as it develops‚ the risk

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    cheapest priced food while maximizing their profits. These fast food restaurants provide the consumers‚ to which they cater to‚ with tasty calorie dense food that is unhealthy‚ and consumed on a regular basis. All of these variables have resulted in the obesity pandemic that we are fighting today. It is twelve o’clock on a Monday. Lunchtime has arrived and you see most of the employees in the office go out to lunch at the closest and cheapest restaurant. They walk into the burger king across the street

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    Obesity is an epidemic that affects millions of people in the United States everyday. It is a lifestyle disease that affects individuals of all races‚ age and gender. Childhood obesity has been increasing rapidly over the past few years. The problem with obesity is that it makes individuals highly susceptible to diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Seventeen percent of all children in the United States suffer from obesity today. Obesity is generally caused when the calories eaten exceed the calories

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    1 Does obesity lead to poor school performance? Estimates from propensity score matching Hongyun Han Department of Sociology‚ University of Wisconsin-Madison March 26‚ 2012 ABSTRACT High body weight is negatively associated with test scores among elementary and middle school students. Are these negative outcomes due to preexisting differences‚ or are they a casual effect of childhood obesity? To better understand the causal mechanisms underlying this pattern‚ I use a propensity score matching

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    Background of the Study Obesity is a major global epidemic and a burden to society and health systems. It is well known risk factor for a number of chronic medical conditions with high morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to provide an estimate of the direct costs associated to outpatient and inpatient care of overweight and obesity related diseases in the perspective of the Brazilian Health System (SUS). Obesity poses a major public health challenge. Each year‚ obesity contributes to an estimated

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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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    stableweight” (Eating Disorders and Obesity). Increased BMI (body mass index) of 23 to 25 hadincreased abnormalities in blood pressure‚ glucose tolerance‚ and serum lipids. People who areoverweight may try to present the benefit of less hip fractures and broken bones than people whoare lean (because of more padding)‚ but heart disease and diabetes are far more important anddangerous health risks. There are no benefits to being overweight (Eating Disorders andObesity).Preventing obesity at an early age is very

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