Obesity is one of the most dangerous problems we face these days. As a result of the prevalence of obesity‚ the life expectancy of human will be lower than it is now. Obesity symptoms are weight gain and increase the amount of fat. According to World Health Organization the number of people with obesity has doubled since 1980 and in 2014 more 1.9 billion of adults were overweight‚ 60% of them were obese‚ 41 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese. Before the twentieth-century
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ABSTRACT Obesity is one of the biggest problems in America. Though we live in a country with advanced technology‚ and great economic power; we also live in a country plagued with obesity. In the past twenty years‚ obesity has become so familiar with people of all ages including young children. Obesity is no longer a concern of appearance; it is more a concern of health. Obesity can also leads to other health problems such as diabetes‚ heart disease‚ arthritis‚ and hypertension. What is the
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In the United States today‚ obesity has become an enormous problem. In the last 3 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 (Klein 28). The 1980s were a time when Americans suddenly started going crazy over dieting
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Childhood Obesity ENG 122 English Composition II Marsha Beckwith-Howard December 13‚ 2010 Childhood Obesity Our nation has a rapidly increasing issue that requires immediate attention. “Results from the 2007-2008 NHANES‚ using measured heights and weights‚ indicate that an estimated 16.9% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese” (CDC‚ 2010). If this trend continues at the current rate‚ nearly 34% of our nation’s children will be obese. Twenty-five million‚ or one-third of
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Saving Poverty From Obesity Brent Royeton DeVry University Saving Poverty From Obesity Obesity is a problem that most people would assume is caused by laziness and poor lifestyle choices. Rarely would anyone think that poverty could be a contributing factor to obesity. A large question often asked is “How can our impoverished communities be so fat if they cannot afford to eat”? Other misconceptions come from the misunderstanding that people who are malnourished should appear skinny and lethargic
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Karnik‚ Sameera. "Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis." EBSCOhost. Web. 13 May 2012 I think this source can help me because it talks about several different factors that help to contribute to the obesity problem. It refers to the intake of higher calories. It also suggests that genetics can be a problem too. This article suggests interventions to help stop childhood obesity is a good step forward. The top intervention programs usually take place at school and works on having a lot
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1 Childhood Obesity and Genetics Julianne Jackson September 26‚ 2011 CHILDHOOD 2 Obesity‚ in my opinion‚ is caused by genetics and can also be hereditary. I chose this topic because my grandchildren are both overweight as are most of their fraternal relatives. We all know that childhood obesity is extremely unhealthy and can be very harmful for our nation’s children‚ not to mention that obesity can cause severe psychological problems. “The epidemic of obesity is not yet viewed
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10‚ 2011 “Dangers of Obesity” Obesity is a leading cause for hypertension‚ diabetes‚ and heart disease. There is a growing problem with obesity in America‚ which is leading to many health problems at a younger age. Hypertension‚ diabetes‚ and heart disease is more likely to occur to someone one with poor diet. Poor diet is the leading cause of obesity. According to Roland Strum’s article “The Effects Of Obesity‚ Smoking‚ And Drinking On Medical Problems And Costs” obesity has roughly the same association
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Obesity in the Workplace: Human Resource Goals Carol Cook HRA-330 June 18‚ 2012 Obesity in the Workplace: Human Resource Goals You can lose 12 inches in less than thirty days! A person can’t help but notice all the Nutri-System and Weight Watcher commercials on television‚ or the late night infomercials for that DVD that help a person look like a bodybuilder by exercising in the comfort of their own home. Obesity has become a hot topic in today’s society
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Yucheng Li ESL 123 Livine 4/3/2013 Draft#1 Effects of Obesity Of all countries‚ the United States has the highest rate of obesity. From13% obesity in 1962‚ estimates have steadily increased‚ reaching 19.4% in 1997‚ 24.5% in 2004 26.6% in 2007‚ and 33.8% (adults) and 17% (children) in 2008. In 2010‚ the CDC reported higher numbers once more‚ counting 35.7% of American adults as obese. According to the number‚ we know obesity is one of the serious problems in the United States. Because
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