Obesity in the USA Good afternoon‚ my name is Barbara. I’m standing here today‚ because the U.S got a serious problem with overweight or so called obesity and I’d like to talk about this problem. So I can make you more aware of this. The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide‚ in almost every country and in all age groups. The steep increase has prompted this development to be called an epidemic. Obesity has become the major nutrition- related disease of this decade‚ and is defined as a
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Exercise and Obesity Obesity has been a lingering concern for many years. However it has recently became an epidemic in the United States. Due to a decreased level of physical activity‚ more children and adults are becoming obese than ever before. However‚ obesity is a condition that can be controlled through a balanced diet and exercise. Obesity rates among children and adults can and will be reduced with proper care of the body. Obesity is when an individual has an excess amount of total body
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show that in the UK nearly 20% of 15 year olds are obese. Our generation has already been effected by obesity badly and it is guaranteed to get worse. If obesity and obesity related diseases are the second leading cause of preventable deaths in the UK‚ I am scared to think how this will rise in 20 years. We need to find a solution before everything spirals out of control. We need to stop obesity at its core. Because we live in a time-is-money society the most efficient means of hunger satisfaction
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Obesity in America December 6‚ 2011 Composition II America is one of the most obese countries in the world‚ and the reasons are quite obvious. Just take a look around you. Fast food chains are on every block (unhealthy foods are much less expensive than the healthy foods we should be eating)‚ more and more technology to make our lives easier (and lazier)‚ and high amounts of stress are all factors to weight gain in our country. A recent study in January 2010 shows that obesity rates have reached
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Childhood Obesity ENG122: English Composition II (ABE1232K) For many years here in America‚ children attending schools could be viewed playing on the school playgrounds in some type of activity that required physical strength. These activities were enjoyed by most of these children. There were swings‚ sliding boards‚ teeter totters‚ jungle gyms‚ merry-go-rounds‚ and fields for ball sports. In fact‚ even during after school hours‚ it was not uncommon to see these areas filled with children
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rated 19%. II. Motivation for listening: The CDC Center For disease Control and Prevention‚ concluded that child obesity is an important factor that is attributed to many diseases including diabetes‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ asthma‚ and insomnia just to mention a few. There are also many side effects to these diseases‚ for example if an obese child is having problems sleeping at night the child daytime activities aren’t as productive as a child that have a good night sleep. The child
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY: CAN DIABETES BE PEVENTED? Mary Lally ENG 122: English Composition II William Johnson May 1‚ 2012 CHILDHOOD OBESITY: CAN DIABETES BE PREVENTED? If you could image living in this world 10 years from now how would you picture what the average person would look like? Are they fat or skinny? Obesity is becoming an epidemic that is slowly killing many people. With more and more children becoming overweight there health is getting worse at an early age. I will show you how being
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The sad fact is that if you are obese‚ your life probably be shorter than that of people who are slim. Obesity not only affects people’s everyday lives‚ it also has damaging mental health effects‚ including low self-esteem‚ negative body image‚ anxiety‚ and depression‚ and causes serious physical conditions such as sleep apnea‚ heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and heart failure. First‚ obesity affects a person’s everyday life. Obese people tire more easily than slim people because these people have
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8264304 Obesity In America Did you know that between 1980 and the year 2000‚ the obesity rates had doubled among adults in America ? About 30% of the adult population in America is suffering from obesity . Since 1980 ‚ overweight rates have doubled among children and adults . Most people still do not practice healthy behaviors that can prevent obesity because they are lazy. More than 50% of American adults do not get the recommended amount of physical activity to provide health benefits . More
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Obesity In Mississippi Veronica Bynum Everest University ENC 1101 September 26‚ 2012 Obesity is the leading health concern in the state of Mississippi today for children and adults. It is on the rise and contributes to major chronic disease killers such as heart disease‚ diabetes and certain cancers. According to USA Today‚ Mississippi has the highest obesity rate with 34.9% of state residents who are roughly 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight‚ and Colorado has the lowest rate at
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