Not many people understand the specific reasons for childhood obesity. Children whose body mass index is above the 85th percentile are considered obese. Three links to childhood obesity that people need to understand are household income‚ laziness‚ and psychological factors The first reason that greatly affects a child’s health is the lack of income in the household. Parents‚ who generally are listed in the poverty level‚ have a greater chance of having obese children. This is because fast food
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63.1% of US citizens are either obese or overweight. Also in 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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about is the reasons of why our country is staying fat and the most consistent foods that always keep us fat. This article is written by a medical doctor‚ Jennifer B. Marks‚ who intentions are to solve the obesity problems and give us facts we don’t know. She will tell us how diabetes and obesity leads to a shorter life expectancy. This article was published on January 24th‚ 2004. The overall point of the article is to be able to get readers and viewers attention who are reading this article
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Childhood Obesity: Cause and Effect December 3‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Gone are the days of children playing hide and seek outside‚ walking long distances to and from school‚ walking to a friend’s house to play on the weekends and walking to the bus stop to go to mall with friends and in essence exerting physically. It is rare to find a child carrying a sack lunch to school which would include a healthy lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches‚ an apple and perhaps a cookie or chips
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buzzle.com/articles/obesity.html Overweight and obesity is the second leading cause of death‚ killing 300‚000 people a year‚ ... There is not a miracle pill that will lead to weight loss ~ Richard Carmona Obesity is perhaps one of the most dangerous health problems increasing at an alarming rate due to various factors most of which are related to the changing lifestyles. Here is some basic information about obesity. What is obesity? Obesity is a condition where the fat layer accumulates
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Obesity is a serious disease in today’s society. Obesity is defined as having excessive fat in body tissues. The most common measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI). Besides‚ obesity is influenced by many causes such as eating habits‚ unhealthy lifestyle‚ and genetics. Firstly‚ the cause of obesity in our society is eating habits. Our bodies require calories for daily normal functions and activities. Gaining weight occurs due to increase in the amount of calories consumed over its need.
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about fashion and one of his quotes roughly says that if some one person with high standing starts a trend soon after everyone else follows along. I agree that this happens a lot‚ but I feel that not every one has to feel like they need to do certain specific things to fit and that it’s ok to be themselves and do what they want‚ and not because some one told them they have to in order to be or get what they
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The Cause Of Obesity Over eighty million people are overweight and the number of obese or overweight people is increasing drastically every year. There are many overwhelming factors that contribute to obesity. Some of the factors include poor diet‚ genetics and medical issues. Not only is obesity on the rise‚ it is the number one leader of heart attacks. But‚ what is obesity? According to the Obesity Society (2014)‚ obesity is one of the most pervasive chronic diseases and is the leading cause
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“Ohio has the 26th highest obesity rate in the nation” (cite this). Yes‚ you have read that correctly Ohio is ranked 26th in the nation. A big factor in the cause of obesity is eating processed foods. Many people don’t realize what they are actually eating‚ or the health risks involved in eating the foods that claim to be all natural. There are many health risks involved when eating processed food and awareness of obesity‚ heart problems and risks of cancer will help make people more proactive
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America has a problem. A weight problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims that‚ just under one-third of American adults are classified as obese (Adult Obesity Causes). Our culture has steadily progressed towards the group of people we are presently who over-book themselves and reserve too little time for other things. This is where fast food and the whole “western diet” comes into play. The result of this lifestyle‚ which has been steadily shaped over time‚ is that America now
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