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    Argument Essay (fast food health concerns) June 2‚ 2010 Who’s to Blame? Who is responsible for the poor health of the overweight and those who consumer to much fast food items such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ Burgerville‚ and Jack in the Box and many more fast food chains? Are we to blame the restaurants‚ or the individuals who buy the unhealthy food? It raises the question that Shakespeare once wrote‚ “To be or Not to be” (fat) that is the question. On a percentage scale of one threw

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    prevalence of obesity in children Before going to discuss about obesity and its impact on health‚ we can say that children are pioneer of future of any nation. They have greater contribution in nation development and development is based on children health. Looking at the present scenario‚ we can say that childhood obesity is being increased and it is one of the global issue which needs more attention‚ as its lead to chronic disease and disability in future life. According to the Australian Bureau

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    Child Obesity Child obesity has become a serious problem in America‚ and it is still on the rise. The amount of children with child obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years at an alarming rate. It is now estimated that 1 in 5 children in America are overweight. And with this comes both long and short term impacts on these children. Those impacts are not only physical‚ but mental as well. Some studies suggest that the rise of obesity is the result of a society that does not support

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    Overcoming Obesity Bird flu‚ swing flu‚ H1N1 and Aids are some of the disasters that people have going through in the last two decades. The more cures scientists find‚ the more disasters emerge. However‚ a disaster‚ which has been ignored‚ is getting common all over the world. “Obesity” is accepted to be a person’s being overweight because of some specific reasons such as unhealthy dietary habits‚ overeating and less activity. This may sound quite normal but obesity has become a lethal disease

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    1 Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached in the past few years. Certain genetic factors that are paired with changing the lifestyles and culture has produced kids (and some adults) who are generally not as healthy as people were just a few decades ago. Widespread obesity has been the extreme result of these changes. I chose this topic because I have been working with children for the past two years

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    Professor Dority February 21‚ 2013 Childhood obesity in America is a growing epidemic. Most would claim they know it is a problem in our country‚ yet every year there is an increase in the amount of obese children in the United States. The medical‚ physical‚ and psychological effects associated with obesity are astounding; nevertheless‚ processed‚ high calorie‚ low nutrient food is widely available and consumed on a regular basis by children. Parents‚ childcare providers‚ schools‚ and the community

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    Blame and Animals

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    Once there was a pig‚ cow‚ horse‚ and sheep. Their lives on the farm were peaceful and carefree. The owner of the farm always treated them fairly. They received the same amount of food‚ privileges‚ care‚ and were never neglected. Because they were treated fairly‚ they never complained‚ lied‚ stole‚ or fought with each other. They were honest‚ innocent‚ happy animals. One day‚ the owner of the farm passed away and the farm was sold to another man. The man wore a solemn look on his face and never

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    Addressing the issue of childhood obesity Lenora Wallace ENG 122: English Composition II Instructor‚ Cicely Denean-Cobb February 14‚ 2011 Childhood obesity is increasing in different ethnic groups in both gender and all across the world. Let me start off by saying that childhood obesity has become a deadly disease in united state it important thing that should know firstly over other thing in life. Many parents are getting worried about their children being obese. First of all‚ combining

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    Obesity in America

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    In the United States today‚ obesity has become an enormous problem. In the last 3 decades‚ the number of people overweight has increased dramatically. A study done by the Centers of Disease Control showed that since 1980‚ one third of our adult population has become overweight. America is the richest but also the fattest nation in the world and our obese backsides are the butt of jokes in every other country (Klein 28). The 1980s were a time when Americans suddenly started going crazy over dieting

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    COMMENTARY On Curbing Obesity Amitai Etzioni Published online: 20 February 2014 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 Abstract Public policies to combat obesity (with the notable exception of Let’s Move‚ initiated by Michelle Obama) tend to focus on reducing caloric intake (dieting). These efforts often fail and have some negative side effects and multiple economic and human costs. To the extent that we are dealing with individuals (rather than with societal factors) a more effective policy

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