In today’s society obesity is a relevant and very serious topic. The term obese is used to characterize the overall level of body fat. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey more than one-third of adults and almost 17% of youth are obese (Ogden‚ 2012‚ para 1). The prevalence of obesity does not differ between men and women‚ however obesity is more prominent in adults ages 60 (Oden‚ 2012‚ para 1). Fast food has become more popular these days with idea of having a meal
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breath. In America today this is the reality that many children face. Obesity has become an epidemic in America‚ it has many contributing factors‚ and affects learning abilities but there are preventive manners for it. Although little is being done about obesity‚ its negative effect on children is caused by multitude of factors. The rising numbers of obese children has reached an alarming rate. With many Americans‚ “…‘obesity’…carries the connotation of being extremely overweight. [But] health professionals
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Obesity looming into a disease Bigger means better. However‚ this saying is not always accepted as true. Take obesity as an example. The bigger you are‚ there is nothing better you get. Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. A person is considered overweight if his/her body mass index is between 25 and 29.9; a person is considered obese if his/ her BMI is over 30 (“What is obesity?”‚ 2013). People
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Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.1‚ 2 The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period.1‚ 2 In 2010‚ more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.1 Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY BACKGROUND Obesity is one of the most significant current health promotion and disease prevention priorities in this country because it is a major contributor to many preventable causes of death. Obesity in children is an equally significant public health concern. In addition‚ there is evidence that the incidence of children who are overweight is increasing despite efforts to the contrary. Healthy People (2010) objective 19-3 call for the reduction of the percentage of children
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Composition 1 1/29/13 Obesity I recently changed my health life style‚ working myself away from ever becoming categorized as obese. I did some research on obesity and wrote this short essay over the topic: Obesity is one of the furthermost advanced nations on this planet‚ fights against corpulence that is at a statically high number as 35% of all adults are overweight. Obesity is an illness when a person has 20% or more bulk fat when paralleled to muscle mass. Obesity has very negative effects
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Barbados are acutely unaware of the widespread incidences and impact of obesity among and on its population. Statement of Problem According to the World Health Organization/Forbes List‚ more than 1.6 billion people in the world are either overweight or obese. A recent study showed that Barbados is ranked 12th among the fattest countries in the world where 69.7% of the population is considered obese or overweight. Obesity is associated with a high BMI (body mass index). These days sedentary
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Obesity and Fast Food Wouldn’t it be nice to all the fast food you wanted to eat without having to worry about gaining weight? Imagine eating cheeseburgers‚ pizza‚ and soda without remorse after eating all the fats‚ sugars‚ and calories. Reality is that obesity rates are growing in number. The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity. Advertisement also plays
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What is Obesity? Description Obesity is a condition due to too much body fat‚ not too much muscle. It has been described as when a person has a body weight that greater than what is healthy for their height‚ but does not take into account the added weight of the persons muscle mass (Obesity Patient Education‚ 2013). This increased body fat percentage put one at risk for at least 30 different medical conditions. Often‚ too much
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Obesity Obesity is the state of being over-weight. It is common to have over-weight in recent days. Due to obesity‚ the tendency of gyming is also increasing in current days. Obesity typically results from over-eating (especially an unhealthy diet) and lack of enough exercise. In our modern world with increasingly cheap‚ high calorie food (example‚ fast food — or “junk food”)‚ prepared foods that are high in things like salt‚ sugars or fat‚ combined with our increasingly sedentary lifestyles‚ increasing
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