sodium‚ or one might eat at fast food restaurants every day. However‚ these are also reasons why many people in our society have become obese. According to an article published on WebMD‚ that statistics show that in surveys conducted in 2009‚ 63.1% of US citizens are either obese or overweight. Also in the results of the survey‚ to be more specific‚ 36.6% of Americans are overweight and 26.5% are obese (Percentage of Overweight‚ Obese Americans Swells. (n.d.). The obesity rate has increased in America
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CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY ON OBESITY We say one is obese when his body fat is accumulated abnormally within the body usually‚ 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. The most commonly used modification‚ established categorizes obesity into three (WHO‚ 2000). Like any other problem‚ obesity has its causes and effects. Some of the causes include‚ diet (unbalanced diet)‚ environment‚ as well as genes and family history. On the other hand‚ the effects can be categorized into three namely;
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Unhealthy America American is supposed to be the strongest nation in the world however we have managed to grasp the largest and most unhealthy nation trophy along with it. Americans care more about how quickly they can grab a meal rather than what that meals consists of and how bad the food is for the body. Americans are becoming increasingly unhealthy with every meal they consume. My aunt went on a trip to Greece recently where she says the food was exquisite and utterly delicious. While she
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Processed Cheese Report 1.0 Abstract The effect of using emulsifying salts singularly or in combination‚ on processed cheese was studied. Emulsifying salts‚ sodium citrate‚ monosodium phosphate (MSP)‚ disodium phosphate (DSP)‚ trisodium phosphate (TSP)‚ sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP)‚ and tetra sodium pyrophosphate (TSPP) were used. Young cheese (which gives textural property) and old cheese (which contribute to the flavour) were used in combination or by themselves in the processed cheese
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Don ’t forget to look for the editorial!!!! Or else the paper is meaningless... Junk Food X Obesity in Children There is an alarming rise in childhood obesity throughout the United States‚ making it an epidemic in this country. Over the past thirty years obesity has continued to increase and become a threat to the health of many children. Since the 1970s’ obesity has doubled in children from ages of 2-5‚ and young adults between the ages of 12 and 19. The most significant increase is seen between
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The Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity Karla Bertram ENG122: English Composition II Instructor Tamara Dorris September 21‚ 2011 The Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity Recently‚ childhood obesity has grown to epidemic proportions. It has tripled in the last three decades and now approximately one in three children are overweight or obese. According to Black’s Medical Dictionary‚ obesity is “a condition in which the energy stores of the body (mainly fat) are too great” (A&C
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Obesity in America Many people would say obesity is a huge problem in America. Obesity has always been around but‚ until recently it wasn’t very common in the population. The percentage of obese citizens in America has dramatically risen in the last decade. Obesity is very dangerous and unhealthy and can lead to many diseases. The 3 main causes of obesity in America are lack of physical activity‚ low quality diet‚ and genetics. Lack of physical activity is one cause of obesity in America. Cars
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An Exploration of the causes and effects of obesity Obesity is excess body fat. It is usually defined by body mass index (BMI) which is individual’s weight (kg) divided by their squares of height (m) (Jebb‚ 2004; Eagle et al‚ 2004). At the same time‚ BMI was classified into four conditions. Firstly‚ when the BMI less than 18.5 kg/㎡is underweight. Secondly‚ 18.5 kg/㎡to less than 25.0 kg/㎡ belong to normal weight. Thirdly‚ overweight is 25.0 kg/㎡to less than 30.0 kg/㎡. Finally‚ exceeding 30.0 kg/㎡
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Advertising is the main cause of unhealthy eating habits. Nowadays‚ the advertisement is becoming so vast. Everybody in our society watching TV or searching additional information on internet and every day we meet with advertising. Generally‚ advertising plays an irreplaceable role in luring people to buy food and thus contributes to unhealthy eating habits. However‚ advertising is not the main purpose of these unhealthy eating habits. There are others factors to buy unhealthy eating habits‚ such
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2014 Food Advertising and Child Obesity There are rising rates in the number of obese children‚ which has caused many to blame unhealthy food advertising because the intense increase in advertising to children. There has been much research on the causes of child obesity. Many researchers believe that the government could do more despite the organizations that are created to help mandate food advertising. Although there is speculation on whether or not advertising effects children‚ unhealthy food
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