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    Obesity is a disorder where there is an ample amount of fatty tissue on a person which leads to health problems. Obesity is problematic around the world. Obesity not only affect adults‚ but it also affects children as well. In order to overcome obesity‚ one must go through rigorous diet and exercise. Obesity swells a person when their calories intake (food) is more than their output (exercise of some sort) to burn off the calories. Obesity is an epidemic. According to an article‚ titled‚ An Epidemic

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    “When confronting obesity‚ it is important to consider different causes such as‚ genetics and ethnicity. Obesity is affected greatly by poor diet‚ lack of exercise‚ and it can be changed by engaging in a healthier diet‚ more exercise‚ and sometimes surgery. Obesity is caused by range of different factors. A lack of energy balance‚ emotional overeating‚ inactive lifestyle‚ environment‚ health conditions‚ and genetics can all be held responsible for obesity. Energy balance means the calories one

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    DISCRIMINATION AT LARGE

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    DISCRIMINATION AT LARGE Jennifer A. Coleman is a discrimination and civil rights lawyer and a constitutional law teacher. Her essay “Discrimination At Large”‚ printed in 1993 in Newsweek‚ is about stereotyping overweight people‚ “that makes heavy people the objects of ridicule and contempt”. She says‚ that “fat people are lampooned without remorse or apology on television‚ by newspaper columnists‚ in cartoons”. Since Jennifer was a kid‚ she has gotten the comments about her looks‚ that she is

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    Vermont Fights Obesity

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    COR 120-125 Research Paper Vermont Fights Obesity In the last 20 years‚ there has been a substantial increase in obesity in the United States and the rates continue to remain significantly high. More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% of children are considered obese (Overweight). According to WebMD a person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. The most common consequences of obesity are the health risks associated with it such

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    Childhood Obesity

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    Childhood Obesity Public Health Issue: Childhood Obesity Anna Walker‚ the Healthcare Commission Chief Executive explained that "Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that can follow people much later into life. It is a causal factor in a number of chronic diseases and conditions including high blood pressure‚ heart disease and type 2 diabetes” (Audit Commission 2006). The World Health Organisation‚ describes obesity as having “reached global epidemic proportions‚ with more than 1.6 billion

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    Health Effects of Obesity in America: A Review of the Literature Abstract Obesity is a growing problem nowadays in America and it is beginning to take its toll through all of the serious health effects it can cause. According to recent studies‚ about one third of the United States’ population today is obese. The health effects that obesity can lead to include heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ stroke‚ and certain kinds of cancer‚ which are all causes of

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    IB Diploma Programme‚ english hl | Obesity in anglophone countries | Kaja Pavlinić‚ 3.IB | | Prva gimnazija Varaždin | 2.2.2013. | | Table of contents I. Introduction 2 II. Obesity in the USA 3 III. Obesity in the UK 4 IV. Obesity in Australia 5 V. Conclusion 6 VI. Sources 7 I. Introduction Obesity can be defined as an excess proportion of total body fat that presents a risk to health. It is a major risk

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    Obesity Literature Review

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    Obesity Literature review I. Introduction Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy. Child obesity has been increasing dramatically and it has become one of the most common chronic conditions for youngsters and it’s accompanied by several psychological effects. As for the children it might lead to being isolated and having peer problems and sense of discrimination from

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    Body Type Discrimination

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    uction and Description There are many types of different forms of discrimination in the workplace that affect a person’s chances and opportunities in employment and during the hiring process. One form of discrimination that one would not really think would affect a manager’s decision to hire someone is a person’s body type or physical appearance. However‚ it has been proven that weight discrimination has been a very large influence in the hiring of many individuals and definitely affects these individuals’

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    Societys Impact on Obesity

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    Society’s Impact on Obesity 1 Society’s Impact on Obesity Suzanne Kiesler Com 220 June 02‚ 2010 Axia College of University of Phoenix [pic] Obesity is on the rise in the Nation and society’s way of dealing with it is to ridicule‚ criticize‚ and blame the overweight person for their problem. CNBC reports that “ two out of three Americans are overweight (2010)”‚ and what society does not realize is that even though some people can control their weight problem

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