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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Obesity: Is it a choice? The topic of obesity within the United States‚ let alone the world‚ has been a dispute for years. In the United States it has been debated in many levels from controlling what foods restaurants can serve to initiatives within the government driven by presidents‚ presidential candidates‚ and even first ladies. There is an overwhelming statement that something needs to be done‚ but the problem is not what‚ but how. Many debate that obesity is not an effect
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Parents Are To Blame for Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has become a growing problem in America. Although there are many contributing factors to overweight children‚ parents are usually to blame. The parents of children are the ones who provide food for them‚ so they have direct control of what their child is consuming. They are the ones who need to make sure their child maintains a healthy weight by eating right and taking part in physical activity. Obesity occurs when a person eats more calories
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or fast food (Allison). Obesity is the “abnormal accumulation of body fat‚ usually twenty percent or more over an individual ’s ideal body weight” (Greenblatt). Obesity is becoming an overwhelming epidemic in America. It is more prevalent in African Americans‚ American-Indians‚ and children (Richards). In fact‚ nearly two out of three Americans are overweight or obese and the number of overweight children has tripled over the last twenty years (Greenblatt). Due to obesity‚ there are many deaths or
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Obesity is a problem that affects virtually every person on the planet. Everyone knows someone who is overweight or they themselves are overweight. In this research paper we will be looking at the topic of obesity and the social ramifications that it holds. We will first look at obesity in a broad way. Then we will focus on obesity and its effects on children. And finally‚ obesity and adulthood will be covered. The topic of obesity is important to the field of sociology because obese people
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Carrasco Eng. IV April 2‚ 2013 Pd. 2nd OBESITY Different factors that cause obesity now-a-day are harming our society/community. Obesity ranges from lack of exercise to eating more food than needed. Also‚ the bad habits that people get of eating junk food or unhealthy food. Though eating a lot of healthy food can also cause obesity. According to research these factors can cause obesity in any age range and gender. Initially‚ in teenagers obesity happens because of fast foods. It is easier
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Obesity Among Young Americans Michelle LeDrappier Professor Tovey VanAulen College English October 29‚ 2010 LeDrappier‚ 1 Michelle LeDrappier Professor Tovey VanAulen College English October 29‚ 2010 Obesity Among Young Americans Children are filled with energy and youth‚ but something is increasingly slowing them down. Child obesity has become one of the major epidemics in America today. The twenty-first generation is the only one whose members may be expected to have shorter life
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Obesity‚ especially among children‚ has become more and more serious in this decade. Children nowadays live a sedentary lifestyle. They are on studies and no time to do exercise. As a result‚ many of them are overweight. Obesity can be a serious problem as it badly affects children’s growth and lead to many serious health problems like diabetes and heart disease. As the saying goes‚ ‘Prevention is better than cure‚’ so‚ in this essay‚ I will discuss three possible solutions to the problem. First
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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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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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