billion adults overweight‚ at least 400 million of those clinically obese” (WHO 2005). In England‚ the Department of Health (DH)‚ states that almost “1 in 4 adults are currently obese and projects that 9 in 10 adults will either be overweight or obese if this issue is not addressed.” Obesity is therefore an important public health issue and this essay will focus on childhood obesity as a Parliament report states that overweight children and adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese
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Childhood Obesity This article focuses on 3 different studies that were carried out in China‚ the US and Australia related to childhood obesity. In the first‚ children ranging between the ages of 8-14 were studied. The focus was to study the children over a 16 month period and find the correlation between body image and the strategies used to lose weight and gain muscle. In the second‚ the focus of the study was to find out if there was any correlation between children eating dinner with their parents
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every year not only in the United States‚ but all over the world. The United States was ranked in the top 10 chart of the “Fattest Countries in the World” with a 74.1%‚ while Nauru is being ranked number 1 with a 94.5% of people being obese or overweight (www.healthylifejournal.org). Imagine how many people could die each year if they don’t learn or practice how to have a healthy lifestyle. Also‚ consider how difficult their life is going to be while being obese. Obese people will definitely
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Take a look around you next time you’re at the food court in the mall. What do you see? More than likely you will see overweight men and women ordering double cheeseburgers and large fries from McDonald’s or something of that nature. To most people‚ seeing this is nothing new. We live in a fast food nation where parents pick up fast food on the way home from work for their kids and themselves. Of course it’s easier and more convenient‚ but what they don’t understand is when they end up with a disease
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In the articles "Discrimination At Large" by Jennifer Coleman and "Ok‚ So I’m Fat" by Neil Steinberg‚ both authors discuss the battle of being overweight and the discrimination they experienced because of it. Coleman begins her article by describing how "all fat people are ’outed’ by their appearance..." She states that all the people who wouldn’t dare utter any anti-gay slogans or racial epitaphs are the ones who verbally abuse her due to her appearance. This abuse began from a young age; people
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References: Child Obesity. (2014). Public Health England. Retrieved from http://www.noo.org.uk/NOO_about_obesity/child_obesity Childhood Overweight and Obesity. (2014). [Web article].WHO media centre. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/. Dabelea D. (2007 July). The Predisposition to Obesity and Diabetes in Offspring of Diabetic Mothers Healthy Weight. (2011
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Children’s Hospital and the Department of Epidemiology in Groningen‚ Netherlands has found that these family oriented interventions along with diet and exercise diminish childhood obesity. It is said that worldwide 10 % of 5-17 year olds are overweight and 2-3% are overweight. While in America 30% and in Europe 20% of children are considered to be obese. The odd trend in America is that the poor and the rich are more likely to be obese. So where does this leave the middle class? The real problem lies
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problem. Childhood obesity is a national problem that crosses all economic and social lines. Overweight children and adolescents are in jeopardy of having heart disease‚ such as hyperlipidemia or hypertension. In a varied group trial of 5- to 17-year-olds youths‚ 70% of overweight youth had at least one risk factor for heart disease (Freedman‚ Zuguo‚ Srinivasan‚ Berenson‚ & Dietz‚ 2007). Overweight youth are at higher risk to develop Type II diabetes (Li‚ Ford‚ Zhao‚ & Mokdad‚ 2009). Type
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lady Michelle Obama has taken interest and now advocates for it. As time goes by the issue of obesity does not get better but instead worsens as we fail to solve the problem or find a solution. Our nation as a whole has one of the highest rate of overweight kids and adults. We must ask ourselves as a nation what can we do to fix this problem and where should it start. The issues of obesity are greater
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is considered a public health crisis in the U.S.‚ with approximately 65% of the entire adult population categorized as overweight‚ obese‚ or severely obese.” True This premises supports the claim the question presents in showing evidence that authors of the case study primary target are U.S adults who are over weight by showing statistics that show the readers that overweight‚ obese‚ or severely obese is a problem in the United States‚ Hence further showing that the optimal target customer are
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