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    Judith Guerrero  Professor Hoffman  English 102  11 November 2014  Obesity: Who’s to blame? Obesity is increasing in the United States; it is more than a size and more than being overweight. Obesity is defined by Mayo Clinic in their Diseases and Conditions definitions as‚ “a complex disorder involving an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity isn ’t just a cosmetic concern. It increases risks of diseases and health problems such as heart disease‚ diabetes and high blood pressure.” Moreover

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    Childhood obesity in the United States has doubled in the past 30 years. Today‚ one in seven children are overweight. Being overweight or obese puts kids at risk for many health problems such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ heart disease and so many other diseases we would normally see in our later years. Do not think about the billions of dollars in additional taxpayer health care cost due to children being overweight – according the United States government over 250 billion dollars yearly. What

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    At the school board meeting‚ they talked about many subjects and kept the meeting moving by using a set of rules called parliamentary procedure. Mike Calhoon led the meeting as the chairperson. The regular monthly school board meeting for the Winner School District took place on March 20th‚ 2017. It began at 7:00 and was held at the former middle school library. Members of the school board comprised of ten people. Mike Calhoon is the chairperson and directed the meeting. The vice-chairperson was

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    Persuasive Prompts 1. [Improve Your School] The local school committee is seeking ideas to improve your school. These ideas will be discussed during meetings with students‚ teachers‚ parents‚ administrators‚ and other interested parties. The changes proposed by students will be seriously considered since students are the reason for the schools existence. Choose one change that might improve your school for all students. Write a persuasive essay explaining why your suggested change is an improvement

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    My topic is america’s most known issues or controversial which is child obesity‚ Today ⅓ of children ages 3 to 18 are obese. One of the issue will be focusing on healthcare and nations social reflections.As we know every year U.S alone are spending $14 billion dollars in medical cost every year there a tremendous amount of cost that is stifling the business ‚ If one of the highest obesity rate and other health issues were to be decreased which could save communities cost for health care approximately

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    These past few decades have shown drastic changes in how health is perceived. With childhood obesity raising every year this is something that needs to be recognized with a change following it. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period of time (Center for Disease Control and Prevention).

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    Obesity… a bothersome problem that many of us suffer‚ many tried more than one way to lose weight‚ in these days we hear about surgeries that may help us losing more weight‚ here some facts about obesity surgeries. What are the types of obesity surgery? There are two main types of obesity procedures‚ restrictive and restrictive / malabsorptive procedures‚ in restrictive procedures the doctor will decrease your stomach size to hold less food and so you will eat less food and slower digestion‚ example

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    having an effect on the prevalence of obesity and related illnesses in society. “Obesity is increasing steeply in Australia” ( Magarey‚ A. M.‚ Daniels‚ L. A. and Boulton‚ T. J. 2001) “and almost 25% of children are affected” (Booth‚ Wake‚ Armstrong‚ Chey‚ Hesketh‚ and Mathur.2001). So why is physical activity so important for children and what age is instilling positive habits most beneficial? What roles do teachers of today play in addressing and preventing obesity in our children and what are effective

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    Americans mouth water. Obesity in the U.S has become a huge problem in recent years. America’s obesity epidemic has hit a new high with 35 percent of obesity among men and 40.4 percent among women in 2013-2014. Most Americans feel embarrassed to even walk next to an obese person or even go near them without feeling claustrophobic. Obese people are an embarrassment to society and are making America look like an unhealthy place to live. Not only are adults suffering from obesity‚ children as young as

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    Persuasive Writing Assignment Close your eyes and think about the school lunches you’ve had through the years. The nasty‚ runny‚ cheese on your nachos; the over cooked pizza‚ fries‚ and hamburgers... Now think about how it would feel to waltz into lunch knowing you could have Taco Bell‚ Mc Donald’s‚ or Pizza Hut everyday. It sounds pretty fantastic‚ right? Wrong. Children‚ and quite a few adults‚ sadly don’t realize what fast food can do to your body. The easy availability of fast food in

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