ENC 1101 Dr. D----- 6-27-13 How To Stop Obesity in America In America‚ obesity is running rampant. It ’s killing people and running up medical costs nationwide‚ and it shows no signs of stopping. Obesity is also a gateway to other diseases. On the website alighterme.com they highlight these diseases by stating these statistics‚ "80% of type two diabetes [cases are] related to obesity‚ 70% of Cardiovascular disease [is] related to obesity‚ [and] 42% of breast and colon cancer [has been]
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Analyzing Obesity in America Table of Contents I. Abstract……………………………………………………………………3 II. Introduction …………………………………………………………….…4 III. Data Selection A. Survey Results……………………………………………………….4-5 B. Survey Summary………………………………………………………..5 IV. Research…………………………………………………………………6-8 V. Discussion…………………………………………………………………8 VI. Conclusion A. Summary of Findings…………………………………………………8-9 B. Recommendation ………………………………………………………9 VII. References…………………………………………………………………
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the results of the survey‚ to be more specific‚ 36.6% of Americans are overweight and 26.5% are obese (Percentage of Overweight‚ Obese Americans Swells. (n.d.). The obesity rate has increased in America and unless there is a broad cultural‚ behavioral‚ and government change among Americans regarding diet and exercise in America‚ obesity rates will most likely
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Javier Brizuela Professor Abad English 1B 14 June 2015 America is Obese by its Own Hand Food is a necessity for the lives of everyone on the planet. Some love food more than others‚ but no matter the case everyone needs to eat in order to survive. Many people have taken advantage of food and consume products they do not need and they especially eat more than they need to. The United States has become impacted with a preventable problem. Obesity‚ or the excess of body fat in a person’s body‚ has begun to harm people
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19th 2011 Creative Writing Concept Paper Obesity in America In America‚ the amount of people who suffer from obesity in the last 40 years has increased significantly. It has become such an issue that‚ in 2001‚ the surgeon general declared obesity an epidemic in the country. Even though the amount of children and adults that are obese has seemed to level off‚ the numbers of overweight and obese
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Americans mouth water. Obesity in the U.S has become a huge problem in recent years. America’s obesity epidemic has hit a new high with 35 percent of obesity among men and 40.4 percent among women in 2013-2014. Most Americans feel embarrassed to even walk next to an obese person or even go near them without feeling claustrophobic. Obese people are an embarrassment to society and are making America look like an unhealthy place to live. Not only are adults suffering from obesity‚ children as young as
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Donna Mitchell 10/14/2012 Childhood obesity in america is a medical condition that needs major attention. Obesity is defined as having extra body fat. Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. There are major health risk linked with childhood obesity such as cardiovascular disease‚ high blood pressure and high cholestoral. 1 out of 3 children are condidered obese in america today. The percentage of overweight children in the united states is
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May 2013 “Americas Obesity Epidemic.” Cartoon. BarictricFreedom‚ 27 June 2012. Web. 02 April 2013. The image “Americas Obesity Epidemic” is a cartoon image of Uncle Sam smoking a cigar and he is an extremely obese individual‚ his face looks very unhealthy and he looks nothing like the original Uncle Sam. Beside his head there is a place that indicates that he is saying something. It’s one sentence and is says “What Obesity Epidemic?” This cartoon image was made to show people that America is poorly
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There must be preventative measures implemented in various facets of our society in America to help bring the obesity epidemic to a screeching halt. In a news conference‚ the former United States Surgeon General‚ Richard Carmona‚ had an interesting take on how we should combat obesity within our society (Krisberg 7). He believes that it is actually a good business investment and decision to help take care of obesity with its employees (Krisberg 7). Living a healthier lifestyle has a positive correlation
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attributed rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases of obesity in America. According to the article Fast Food: Is it the Enemy by Registered Dietitian Sarah Muntel (2012)‚ “Since 1970‚ the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled‚ which equates to about 300‚000 establishments in the United States. Coincidentally‚ 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected” (p. 1). In this research
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