November 4‚ 2013 Back To The Basics Obesity has become a huge epidemic in our American society today. More than one in three adults are considered to be obese. In a survey by the CDC‚ thirteen percent of United State high school students were found to be obese which means that their body mass index was greater than the 95th percentile. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years! Not only can being obese increase your health risks
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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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The Social Construction of Obesity Samantha Epstein 841281 Sociology of Health and Illness Swansea University Social constructionism is a sociological theory associated with the ways in which people think about and use categories to structure experiences and analysis of the world. It is somewhat of a psychological phenomenon‚ the way social ideas and categories are socially constructed and then accepted as reality‚ despite the facts or undiscovered truths (Kwan). Social scientists have
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The Hidden Truth Obesity is a tremendous issue in America‚ though it isn’t viewed as a pressing matter. The media portrays obesity as only a choice and the effects only affect that person. Which in reality‚ obesity effects more than just that person. The majority of the causes and effects and can be passed down to their children. Effects such as current and future psychological issues‚ physical health issues‚ and economical expenses. Obesity creates many psychological problems including mental
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Causes of American Obesity : Obesity is a medical condition in human beings‚ in which the body overproduces body fats‚ to such an extent that the excess body fats which usually accumulates within the body‚ can lead to other health problems like increase in body size or the thickening of blood vessels‚ which may eventually lead to heart attack or high blood pressure. Obesity is a global health issue‚ but it’s mostly common in the west‚ due to the kind of life
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When a person from any other country thinks of the stereotypical perquisites of the United States of America‚ one of three things will come to mind: Freedom‚ Opportunity‚ and really big portions of food. While the first two are definitely good perks to have‚ the third one has started to cause some serious issues at home. America’s access to cheap and fatty foods continues to become an issue as time goes on‚ and the only big steps to solve this have come very recently. While people may blame these
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Obesity in America Today’s American culture promotes eating habits that lead to obesity. Many of us help our selves to food that is readily or easily available instead of food that is healthy for us. This habit can be easily explained by the lack of time many Americans have and how many of us eat even when hunger is not present. As a result‚ America is considered the "fattest country in the world". Although our American culture is a major cause of obesity‚ genetics and gender are also causes
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with nutrition so our future prospers. Childhood obesity is most likely due to their surrounding environment‚ poor eating habit‚ and no physical activity. Parents should lead by example if they are in good health then make the effort to help your child improve. Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in America because most children underage are already overweight and obese. One of many reasons childhood obesity has become an epidemic in America is due to the advertisement of fast food industries
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Argumentative Essay Obesity‚ a problem of which by the years has increased profoundly and has now been considered an epidemic affecting millions of people. Obesity is now affecting people of all ages physically‚ bringing high rates of death and disease. A problem that many people have placed the fault on the food industry. On which factory farms have been attacked for being the start of problems like obesity‚ as well as fast food industries. Then again‚ the food industry as well as the human race
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Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States of America and continues to increase at an alarming rate. To eradicate this problem‚ children need to spend more time engaged in physical activity‚ instead of watching television. In this paper‚ evidence will show how television is having a negative impact on children‚ by way of commercialism and advertising. An overwhelming majority of commercials are geared toward children that entice them to make bad food choices. Today’s
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