Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Matt Vogel University of South Dakota Introduction: Would you like to super-size this meal for an extra $.39? That is a question far too many Americans hear everyday. People in this country are getting fatter and fatter. "In a study conducted by the independent Institute of Medicine (IOM)‚ the prevalence of obese children age 6 to 11 is three times as high as 30 years ago‚" (Arnst and Kiley‚ 2004). Additionally‚ 31% of the total U.S. population is classified
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History of Consumption An epidemic that has greatly taken over without us even knowing about it‚ is still affecting lives daily and has many interesting details that have created such a unappreciated‚ self centered society‚ that has lead to compulsive spending. How did we get to such a fast growing economy that portrays us like animals fighting for a bone‚ with new products that trump the ones from the year before‚ from products that are brought over from China‚ Mexico‚ Taiwan. Brands are compared
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Over the past 40 years patterns of marriage‚ the legal binding of a couple‚ and cohabitation‚ an unmarried couple living together in a sexual relationship‚ have fluctuated. Whilst the number of first-time marriages has declined‚ remarriages have increased. Cohabitation has also been on a steady increase. Sociologists are very much interested in the reasons for these changes. In the following essay I will explore the reasons for such changes‚ for example‚ secularisation‚ the decline in stigma‚ changes
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Identify and explain two reasons for an increase in cohabitation [17] One reason is changing social attitudes. Religion regarded cohabitation as ‘living in sin’‚ but today there is less shame attached to it. Barlow et al found increasing acceptance of cohabitation. This shows that the change in religions social attitude‚ cohabitation is accepted more‚ leading to an increase in cohabitation. Some people prefer love that focuses of on intimacy‚ closeness and emotion rather than the duties of marriage
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“Examine the reasons for changes in the patterns of marriage‚ divorce and cohabitation over the past 40 years.” The patterns of marriage‚ divorce and cohabitation over the past 40 years has varied considerably. In 1972‚ over 480‚000 couples got married subsequently making this the highest amount of marriages within a year ever since the Second World War. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this was down to the baby boom generation of the 1950’s reaching the age of marriage. However
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The Great Seattle Windshield Epidemic reflects the collective delusion that can exist in society. In reality‚ approximately 4‚000 cars had their windshields pitted. The media influenced everyone to believe that it was an issue‚ by drawing their attention towards it. Pitting of windshields is common‚ therefore should be expected. The questions arises as to how one can know‚ without looking. By drawing attention to the already pitted windshields‚ people witnessed damages they’ve never seen before
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land of the obese. One of the most commonly discussed issues of America in the last few decades has been obesity. Obesity is an epidemic that plagues our nation. It remains one of the biggest problems in American society and requires a careful‚ systematic but also immediate solution. Americans are some of the least healthy people in the entire country. The obesity epidemic affects millions of people in the United States. Sadly‚ enough obesity is a problem that affects everybody‚ not just adults. Obesity
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eat more for an inexpensive cost. The unhealthy eating of many has really impacted a lot of lives. It made the health for many to be considered‚ a serious and deadly health condition. It has got so intense that the whole nations took note of this epidemic. To fix a problem you have to understand the problem and today’s problem is the high increased rate of obesity‚ that has taken a major climb in the population of people from the ages of 18-26. There has to be change‚ the obesity rate is high and
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Introduction Childhood obesity is rapidly becoming a global epidemic affecting over four million children alone in the United States. Obesity is the top healthcare priority in the United States at this time as described by the United States Surgeon General. And‚ although the obesity epidemic is receiving increased attention in recent years‚ an approach that is “consistent‚ integrated‚ and aggressive” has not yet been reached. Lifestyle changes are often difficult to implement and are not consistent
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☠ Deadly Diseases ☠ Yersinia Pestis: Black Death Epidemic The 13th Century was home to the Black Death epidemic‚ also known as Y. Pestis. The most common form of Y. Pestis is the Bubonic Plague‚ however‚ there are two other form of the virus. This form of Yersinia Pestis wasn’t very contagious‚ and can only be caught by pus being introduced to a person’s open wound. The second form of Y. Pestis was the septicemic plague‚ spread by the most well known outbreak‚ coming from rats’ blood‚ then consumed
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