Xxxxx xxxxxx Professor xxxxxx English 101 Date The Cause and Effects of Childhood Obesity The damaging effects on a child’s physical and mental health are two of the main aspects that are associated with childhood obesity. This condition is at epidemic proportions in the United States. (Henry and Martin‚ 13-6) Childhood obesity is a condition where a child weights more than the normal weight for a child their age. There are several factors that cause this condition such as food choices‚ lack of
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Obesity in Adults Obesity has greatly grown over the past years in the United States‚ and it is one of the biggest health problems in the world today. Having a high percentage of body fat is defined as obesity. BMI is a simple indicator of weight-for-height scale and is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity among adults. Obesity has serious health effects and the risk increases gradually with increased BMI. Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease
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Childhood obesity has become a major epidemic in America. To many Americans‚ this news is very disturbing and has caused a major debate on who is to be responsible for this rising epidemic‚ and what can be done to control it. There are many people that could be blamed for it‚ such as parents‚ government‚ schools and so on. But the question is what can be done about it? Most Americans can agree that something needs to be done to try and control it. Because childhood obesity has become such
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The Problems and Solutions of Overcrowding in Modern Cities Now In the world there are many cities which are facing overcrowding‚ such as London‚ Tokyo‚ New York‚ Paris‚ Beijing‚ Singapore‚ Manila and Rio. But‚ few people know the exact meaning of the term “overcrowding”. There is a popular definition which is widely accepted by scholars: “an outgrowth of excessive size is overcrowding‚ meaning too many people occupying little space.” (Brunn et al‚ 1983‚ p37). Overcrowding causes huge problems
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Obesity is one of the many issues that is facing today’s society. The stigmas that are placed on those who are considered to be “obese” affect those people greatly. All of the stigmas that are linked with obesity‚ are one of the many causes of bullying in schools‚ and also‚ the cause childhood depression in children that are overweight for their height and age. Socially‚ “obese” people are affected in ways that make them less likely to want to go out into the world and be interactive in their communities
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Obesity is a big problem in America and because we desire fast food‚ animals suffer to meet the demands of people and how much they eat. People are eating so much and food industries keep producing more food that is unhealthy for humans. Food industries are the reason why animals are sick and why people are getting sick. America is a nation that can change‚ but simply does not care enough to change. Technological advancements made it possible to find ways to produce food in mass quantities. The world
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high rate of obesity in America? Obesity is growing rapidly in today’s society. Children at young ages are starting to become obese. That’s not only unhealthy for the body but not safe for a child young of age. There are many risks and cautionary when dealing with an obese child. The lack of knowledge‚ fast food industry and technology plays a big part in child obesity. According to Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care‚ “Obesity is defined as excess of body fat.” (3) Obesity has been one serious
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The scientific knowledge and focus on overweight people and obesityis now huge. The term “Obesity epidemic” is a common phrase usedin society‚ particularly by health professionals and doctors‚ whoemphasise their concern for our society and future generations’health. Undoubtedly‚ there are New Zealanders‚ both adults andchildren who are obese‚ but can we consider this an epidemic?The word epidemic is rather emotive as it has medical connotationsgiving the implication that mass amounts of people are
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Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. BMI is calculated from a person ’s weight and height and provides a reasonable indicator of body fatness. Obesity is just about everywhere you look‚ a guy walking down the street‚ in the park on a bench or at fast food restaurant. Becoming overweight is becoming a fad here in America and many other countries‚ but some people don’t realize that being overweight can change your life and not for the good. There are many ways that obesity
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Should Australian Government Take Actions On Reducing Obesity? By: Shane Gotama Obesity is one of the largest health issues that are often discussed in Australia. Australia has claimed the third spot for the country with the highest obesity rates in the world. This is proven by the drastic increase of obesity rates for both adult and children in the past few years. Health researchers found that the average BMI of Australian men rose from 24.9 in 1980 to 27.6 in 2008‚ while for women the numbers
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