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    Americas Obesity

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    Americas obesity The McDonald’s Corporation wants to be everywhere that children are. The number of obese children has more than doubled since 1980. Many people blame the fast food industry for making the people of America fat. Most of the people in America blames the companies for selling their unhealthy food‚ advertising and promoting their food to young children‚ and creating super sized servings. Having said that‚ there are people who believe that it is the person’s fault for being an unhealthy

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    Child Obesity

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    Obesity in America’s Youth Obesity in America’s Youth Obesity is defined as having excess body fat and is often a result of a high caloric imbalance. Over the past three decades childhood obesity has tripled in the United States‚ becoming an epidemic of vast proportions. In recent years‚ Pediatricians are routinely treating atherosclerosis and even type II diabetes‚ something usually only seen in the older generation. Today‚ children are beginning to feel the effects of low self-esteem

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    Obesity in America.

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    Obesity in America. Childhood obesity is a huge health problem in United States that affects about 12.5 million children and teens in this country alone. Since 1960 scientist have been monitoring obesity problem in United States and between 1980’s and 1990’s they have seen a drastic increase in childhood obesity from about 5% to sky high 15% which is a concerning number for young people. There are many different reasons why young people develop obesity in this country. The major reason why

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    Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults‚ such as diabetes‚ high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead to poor self-esteem and depression. One of the best strategies

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    CHILDHOOD OBESITY: CAN DIABETES BE PEVENTED? Mary Lally ENG 122: English Composition II William Johnson May 1‚ 2012 CHILDHOOD OBESITY: CAN DIABETES BE PREVENTED? If you could image living in this world 10 years from now how would you picture what the average person would look like? Are they fat or skinny? Obesity is becoming an epidemic that is slowly killing many people. With more and more children becoming overweight there health is getting worse at an early age. I will show you how being

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    Childhood Obesity: Prevention in Schools Christina Carrigg English Composition 122 Professor Jen Miller December 10‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: Prevention in Schools The youth of America is on a path of destruction. Let’s Move!‚ a campaign launched by First Lady Michelle Obama‚ reports that the number of obese or overweight children has tripled in the last three decades. They also say that if this epidemic is not stopped‚ one-third of children born after the year 2000 will suffer from diabetes

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    Obesity Outline

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    Outline I. Introduction a. “Fictional person’s name”‚ age‚ weight‚ location… b. Job‚ hobbies‚ background intro information c. Family history/background info II. Obesity a. Definition- “a condition that is characterized by excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body and that in an adult is typically indicated by a body mass index of 30 or greater (Merriam-Webster’s medical dictionary) http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmedsamp b. BMI- Body mass Index(abbreviation) i. Definition-

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    obesity in america

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    ENC 1101 11/5/13 Obesity in America In this era‚ America has been hit hard by obesity issues and is not stopping just yet. Focusing on easy deposal from the surrounding fast food companies. No need to go out and shop. Online beats the retail price offers. Since everything keeps evolving‚ so does obesity keeps growing in the general population. Subsequently comfort and convenience has dominated these people. Big Americans need a game changer in the right mindset and determination of knowing

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    Obesity In Wisconsin

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    OBESITY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN          Prepared for  The Neenah City Council  Neenah‚ Wisconsin                  Prepared by  Shuara Vohra                    January 16‚ 2015                1  WISCONSIN HEALTH CONSULTANTS    January 14‚ 2015    City Council  City of Neenah  1495 Tullar Road  Neenah‚ WI 54956    Dear Council Members:     The attached report‚ requested by the Neenah City Council dated November 14‚  describes the states negative health issues it has on the citizens of Wisconsin due to 

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    Obesity In America

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    Taking a Deeper Look Obesity is a serious problem in America. It is a much bigger problem than people perceive. In fact‚ over a third of the nation’s population is obese. Being obese and being overweight is not the same thing‚ although they are often perceived as being the same. Being overweight means that a person weighs too much in comparison with their height; however‚ obesity is observed by the amount of body fat a person has (Winters 44). Americans perceive being obese the same way they perceive

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