shy individual. Consequently‚ I disliked my peers reading my literary work and I utterly despised class presentations. Yet in grade six‚ I was tasked with the assignment of composing an argumentative essay based the idea that “restaurants create obesity”. I had written a pro argument with various sub points including the proposition that restaurants encourage weight gain and subsequently diabetes. Even at my young age‚ I was very aware that my audience was my class mates‚ one of which had diabetes
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Obesity: Strictly Societal or Positively Personal? “If two heads are better than one‚ then what about double chins? On that note‚ I’ll help myself to seconds.” –Jarod Kints Obesity is a whopping contributing factor to over 360‚000 deaths in the U.S each year. Unfortunately‚ that number continues to rise. Americans tend to blame everyone else for their condition‚ (Fast food‚ high fructose corn syrup‚ etc..) and are unable to take personal responsibility. So who is to blame for
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percent of adult women‚ and seventeen percent of children in America‚ are obese. Obesity is a problem in the United States that is causing people to become ill‚ have a loss of money‚ and potentially condemning their children to a life of obesity as well. However‚ obesity can be prevented by eating a healthy diet‚ talking to a dietitian or a nutritionist‚ and being physically active. Parents can also prevent the obesity of their children by giving them the encouragement they need and compel schools
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blame? Is it the American people or the Fast Food Restaurants? And what can be done to end this atrocious cycle of corpulence? First off we need to know what obesity is and how it is caused; obesity is the direct result of ingesting too much energy in the form of food and expending too little energy in the form of physical activity. Obesity is also a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health. Being overweight is different
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Instructor Leishman English 1123-5513 6 May 2010 The Use of Medication to Treat Childhood Obesity Experts agree that none of the medications currently being used in the war against childhood obesity miracle cures for the nation ’s nine million obese children. However‚ research generated during the development of these drugs has helped to identify the underlying factors contributing to the continual obesity rates in American children. A reduction in physical education programs in schools‚ the growing
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Today in the world we live in‚ 25% of white children are overweight and 33% of African American children are overweight. Those numbers are staggering. Also about 45% of all diabetes cases diagnosed in children are as a result of obesity. We all live in a very hectic world‚ and I realize that. Everyone has somewhere to be‚ weather it be work or a social event and to be honest‚ we really don’t take care of our kids. It is found more and more that we as a society don’t get our children involved. Less
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Orman D Gay Psychology 1033 Word count: Source is: Obesity Obesity is a condition of having more than one hundred pounds of excess body fat. Having this condition significantly increases your changes of having a stroke‚ having heart failure; type two diabetes‚ death from hypertension‚ sleep apnea‚ prostate cancer‚ colon cancer‚ and respiratory problems Cause of obesity‚ are excessive eat (eat more than your body needs)‚ excessive alcohol use‚ not getting enough exercise‚ ECT. From the
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Childhood Obesity: The Causes‚ Health Problems‚ and Prevention Kristina Waltmire ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Marsha Beckwith-Howard February 21‚ 2011 The topic that I have chosen for my paper is addressing the issue of childhood obesity. According to Merriam-Webster (2010) obesity is a condition where there is excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. I think that childhood obesity is an epidemic that the United States of America is facing as a major issue
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of the research paper will be a discussion of health issues that childhood obesity has on young children today and throughout their lives. Obesity is a rising problem in children and adolescents‚ the long-term health and social problems that are arising from this. By examining the child’s lifestyle and their genetic makeup‚ one can find out why or how the child became obese. Childhood obesity is very important in today’s society. One would have to narrow down childhood obesity to dealing with the
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Who is to Blame for Childhood Obesity? A Review of Literature Stephen Carl & Sandhya Joshi Lourdes University Author Note This paper was prepared for English 102‚ Section D‚ taught by Lynda Hoffman Abstract Childhood obesity is a major concern amongst our growing youth. This research project argues the various factors that cause childhood obesity. These factors include parental control‚ income‚ time management‚ environment‚ technology and genetics. It also offers information on
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