Today in the world we live in‚ 25% of white children are overweight and 33% of African American children are overweight. Those numbers are staggering. Also about 45% of all diabetes cases diagnosed in children are as a result of obesity. We all live in a very hectic world‚ and I realize that. Everyone has somewhere to be‚ weather it be work or a social event and to be honest‚ we really don’t take care of our kids. It is found more and more that we as a society don’t get our children involved. Less
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Obesity in America America is the red‚ the blue‚ and the white. We are a great nation with amazing abilities to influence the world. However in the recent years‚ obesity has increased drastically. Over one third of America’s population is obese. (Go Red Flag) In fact‚ obesity is starting to take over America‚ but it needs to come to an end. Obesity can lead to many health problems. For example‚ type two diabetes can be caused from being overweight. Strokes and breast cancer are also possible health
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Pedregon 1Jeffrey PedregonMs. GeorgeEnglish 1A5 May 2016The Power of ObesityChildhood obesity has been a problem with children in the United States and the parents who take care of them for some time now. Through the inclining rates of childhood obesity‚ children have never been more at risk for such life threatening health issues. Lifestyle changes along with more physical activity in and outside of school will help the children move toward having a better quality of life. I work in a middle school
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Essay: Obesity How many times a day do you see an obese person walking down the street? And how often do you see them exercising to overcome their problem? Obesity is one of the biggest problems in the United States due to people not knowing how to eat right‚ depression and lack of exercise. To begin with‚ Americans are not very open minded on the idea of healthy eating‚ they are not well educated on the topic. They think that eating healthy is just eating salad or not eating anything at all‚
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Public Speaking Online Preparation Outline Obesity in America Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to define obesity in America along with the contributing factors‚ health risks‚ and solutions or treatment of obesity. I. What are the contributing factors of obesity? a. The most common fact is due to the fact that people are eating more calories than they are burning. a.i. The CDC refers to this as “energy in balance”- to many calories in‚ too few calories burned
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4-1-13 Childhood Obesity 1. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Why do people still think it is OK to give candy as reward even with all the childhood obesity? b. Reason to listen/specific purpose: i. To know facts on Obesity 2. Credibility Statement c. Friend-High school- insecure with weight d. Got motivated- loss weight- happy with herself 3. Body e. Central Idea ii. Cause of obesity‚ the prevention of obesity and risk factors
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or has child obesity? Child obesity means that a child is well above their normal weight for their age and height. Many kids are obese because they eat too much unhealthy food‚ don’t have enough exercise or spend too much time on electronics instead of playing outside. But fortunately‚ there are many ways to prevent this or to stop this. Some include‚ daily mandatory gym class‚ limiting electronics and getting outdoors and making healthy food choices. Child obesity has become an
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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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Obesity is a problem that needs to be fixed. It’s a hard task to accomplish‚ but it’s possible we just need to get started. The main reason obesity is rising is because of the cheaply sold restaurant foods. My idea is to shut down unhealthy fast food restaurants‚ but that is obviously not possible. If unhealthy restaurants were eliminated‚ the economy would be in chaos. These businesses affect people horribly health wise‚ but economically it provides 3.7 million people jobs. Many people will be losing
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Nutrition Education Act. As you may know‚ obesity is one of the major contributing factors of chronic disease in our country and this issue is continuing to raise concern. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey‚ childhood obesity rates are at 17% and expected to increase to 20% by 2020. Every year‚ billions of dollars are spent in healthcare costs for preventable diseases such as obesity. Centers for Disease Control estimated obesity-related healthcare cost to be $147 billion
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