1 Obesity/Overweight: Epidemic Crisis (1 of 6) Obesity over the last two decades has been a major health issues for Americans. Obesity‚ just recently was classified as a chronic disease condition by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC reports in 2010 that one-in-three adults (35.7%) and one-in-five (17%) American children are obese (CDC‚NCHS-2010-National Obesity Trends). The health effects of Obesity including being Overweight is a gateway trigger leading to a variety of
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doubled since 1980. In 2008‚ more than 1.4 billion adults‚ 20 and older‚ were overweight. Of these over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese. >35% of adults aged 20 and over were overweight in 2008‚ and 11% were obese. >65% of the world’s population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. >More than 40 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2011. >Obesity is preventable. >Most of the food commercials make you want
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Obesity is a disorder where there is an ample amount of fatty tissue on a person which leads to health problems. Obesity is problematic around the world. Obesity not only affect adults‚ but it also affects children as well. In order to overcome obesity‚ one must go through rigorous diet and exercise. Obesity swells a person when their calories intake (food) is more than their output (exercise of some sort) to burn off the calories. Obesity is an epidemic. According to an article‚ titled‚ An Epidemic
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How does poverty affect obesity around the world? Introduction In my Individual Research I will be talking about how poverty links to obesity and different illnesses and diseases. Obesity is when a person is overweight and has a lot of excessive body fat in their body. Being Obese is a huge concern as this could lead to different diseases and health issues. The Illnesses that it could lead to include heart disease‚ diabetes and high blood pressure. Even if you are not obese‚ losing weight will
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Negative effect of Computer on Children Topic sentence: Regular use of computer can have negative effect on children. Cause 1: Danger of headache and vision problem * exposer to screen bright light * effect on vision and head Cause 2: long use of computer deprived children from outdoor activities -gain weight and obesity Cause 3: Use of computer may lead children to topics that are beyond their imagination -unreal world -world
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Childhood obesity has become a major problem in America. Obesity is a bigger threat in children than it was in the past. Obesity contribute too many of the physical and psychological disorders seem in children. Children are more likely to become overweight adults if they do not practice good eating habits and exercise. Over the past few years‚ obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate due to technology‚ unhealthy food choices and lack of physical activity. According to the Centers for Disease
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to explain how children act 1989 protects children and what circumstances are they used? I’m going to outline the section 17 and 47 of children act and what they are and how they would be used to protect children and in what circumstances are the act used. I will be outlining how they could benefit the child. When would the family support be used the most and in what circumstances it should be used. Children Act 1989 was a framework provided for the care and protection of children and young people
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arisen as a serious problem in the Australia. Australian adolescents have been diagnosed with a plethora of preventable diseases. Obesity found in children has more than doubled in today’s generation. A major study on four million adults proved that Body Mass Index (BMI)
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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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centres have been provided an indoor physical activity‚ shade outdoors and physical activity education. Children in Australian centres had access to more fixed play equipment and spent more time outdoors than in Canadian centres (Hinkley‚ 2014). A higher percent of Canadian centres had a formal physical activity policy‚ reported children sat more frequently for 30 min or more and allowed children to watch television‚ compared with Australian centres (Hinkley‚ 2014). These findings may help to develop
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