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    Obesity in Hong Kong

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    Report on Obesity in Hong Kong 1. Introduction We are now living in an economically prosperous society and enjoying much higher living standards than ever before. However‚ while we benefit from these nice conditions‚ there are also some arising concerns. One of these problems is obesity‚ which has a variety of causes‚ but is likely related to our new way of life. This report is going to focus on the obesity problem in Hong Kong‚ and will discuss four possible causes and offer reasonable solutions

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    Obesity CM107-85 December 18‚ 2012 Tipping the Scale on Obesity Introduction a. Obesity is a major health issue among children and adults today. b. When people take the initiative to talk to their doctors about their obesity‚ implement healthy eating and living habits in their daily lives‚ and continue to practice healthy habits after losing weight‚ they will tip the scales on obesity. I. Check-ups are necessary‚ not an option. c. People should be active in in finding

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    answer to the obesity epide Maria Ana Perez ENG 121 Composition section 406 April 9‚ 2013 Outline Introduction A. Exigency Statement: When you enter the city of Wilmington you can see a restaurant or store at every corner of every block. Food is everywhere; we all need food to survive in life. Without consuming food one will eventually die after several weeks of starvation. B. Motivator: We all can agree that today there is a big problem with obesity. Childhood obesity has more

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    Epidemiological data surrounding Obesity HCA 415 Community & Public Health Argenia l. McCray Instructor: Adriane Niare June 1‚ 2015 Epidemiological data surrounding Obesity Many in the world today classify child obesity as a health hazard and there is an increased interest in the area with many researchers providing different opinions and arguments regarding the subject. This treatise will carry out an explicit analysis on the epidemiological data regarding obesity including the causes‚ risk factors

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    Data commentary on obesity

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    reading and evaluating six articles written by experts on obesity‚ the data seems to imply that better educating people about how their behavioral lifestyle choices effect their future and current health is the best solution. The six journal articles evaluated and analyzed include: David Freedman’s article‚ “How to Fix the Obesity Epidemic‚” published in Scientific American in 2011. Green Gregory’s article‚ “Physical Activity and Childhood Obesity: Strategies and Solutions for Schools and Parents‚” published

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    Stewart‚ M. June 13‚ 2011 Eng-106 Proposal to eliminate Obesity The fight against obesity is an ongoing battle; peoples all over the world are struggling to lose weight. Obesity is one of the most leading causes of death worldwide; this disease causes life threatening health conditions‚ such as high blood pressure‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ type 2 diabetes‚ arthritis‚ sleep apnea‚ strokes and cancer. The number of obese individuals throughout the world has doubled since three decades

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    has accomplished over the year in academic results‚ but there is still more that can be improved. According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academics (IMNA)‚ “About nine million children over six years are considered obese” (Monghan). Obesity taking over about 20 percent of a person’s body is considered a disease because it is associated with so many health problems‚ like heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ asthma‚ and etc. Children are starting to get diseases and health problems that have

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    Obesity is a serious problem in the United States and has increased rapidly over the last few years. Obesity has a lot of other potential health risks or problems that have a great economic impact on the health care system today. The diseases that are associated with obesity are high blood pressure‚ strokes‚ heart attacks‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis. Obese patients’ health care cost and out of pocket spending is expected to increase with the rise of obesity. According to a study of national costs

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    Obesity‚ a Public or a Private Matter. Alexis Garrett 09/17/2014 ENG 122 Lisa Clark There is an abundance of articles stating obesity as an epidemic. In order to define obesity an understanding of the term "epidemic" is needed. An epidemic is a widespread occurrence or outbreak of an infectious disease. In this paper I will address the follow questions. When did eating too many big macs while sitting on the couch become infectious? Has the meaning of the word changed to fit in with the

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    Childhood obesity is a huge problem in today’s society. Often you will encounter many children and young adults in different places that weigh too much for their age/height. Children that consume a lot of junk food and do not exercise regularly are at a high risk of becoming overweight. “Today‚ almost 10 percent of infants and toddlers carry excess weight for their length‚ and slightly more than twenty percent of children between the ages of two and five are already overweight or obese.” (Early Childhood)

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