America’s Obesity Epidemic The nation’s scales are going up and it’s clear that we have an obesity health crisis on our hands. So what can we do about America’s obesity epidemic? It’s not just a case of telling people to eat fewer doughnuts and walk around the block each day. Over 25 percent of adults in 10 states are obese‚ including in Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ West Virginia‚ Louisiana‚ Tennessee‚ Texas‚ Michigan‚ Kentucky‚ Indiana‚ and South Carolina. This is an individual problem. It’s little
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to choose their own health insurance plans. Number of health care professionals and quality of service should be improved; these changes can bring a healthy community in rural areas. INTRODUCTION Recent studies show that in total population of USA nearly 30 percent of the population is living in rural parts of the America. The people living here have little access to health care providers. In order to get access to health care they face many problems. Costs‚ demographic mal-distribution‚ socioeconomic
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Module 2 Case Assignment BHE418 :: Health Behavior November 26‚ 2012 INACTIVITY AND OBESITY Review the article “Physical activity and sedentary activity patterns among children and adolescents: A latent class analysis approach” for this assignment. As individuals and families spend more time in front of televisions‚ playing video games‚ surfing the internet‚ etc.‚ incidence and prevalence rates of overweight and obese people in throughout the world increase. Based on the article
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Childhood Obesity Stephanie Cervantes ENG 122 Deborah Zeringue May 15‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity The writer has chosen to research the topic of childhood obesity. An article in the Washington Post tells us a disturbing fact: “With one in three children in this country overweight or worse‚ the future health and productivity of an entire generation -- and a nation -- could be in jeopardy.” (Levine‚ Stein 2008. para. 4) That number is alarming! In my research
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Karnik‚ Sameera. "Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis." EBSCOhost. Web. 13 May 2012 I think this source can help me because it talks about several different factors that help to contribute to the obesity problem. It refers to the intake of higher calories. It also suggests that genetics can be a problem too. This article suggests interventions to help stop childhood obesity is a good step forward. The top intervention programs usually take place at school and works on having a lot
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1 Childhood Obesity and Genetics Julianne Jackson September 26‚ 2011 CHILDHOOD 2 Obesity‚ in my opinion‚ is caused by genetics and can also be hereditary. I chose this topic because my grandchildren are both overweight as are most of their fraternal relatives. We all know that childhood obesity is extremely unhealthy and can be very harmful for our nation’s children‚ not to mention that obesity can cause severe psychological problems. “The epidemic of obesity is not yet viewed
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find “home-style” cooking in the freezer aisle at the grocery store! With so many fast food choices out there‚ it is no wonder why Americans are overweight. In our society‚ convenience trumps health-consciousness. As a result‚ the battle against obesity and heart disease is a losing one‚ and we have the blue “first prize” ribbon for most obese country in the world to show for it. The key to physical fitness is diet and exercise‚ which follows a basic system: calories in‚ i.e. foods and beverages
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Obesity in America is not new and in many cases‚ obesity tends to strike younger aged children. Obesity among young children often starts from unhealthy eating habits. What parents put on their children’s plate is significant and essential to their health. It is important to develop healthy eating habits when a child is young so that those skills can stick with them throughout their lifetime. Unfortunately‚ obesity in America is out of hand and the problem is only getting worse. There are health
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Childhood Obesity The percentage of overweight children is growing rapidly in the United States. With one out of three children considered overweight or obese‚ childhood obesity needs to be paid attention to by people. Additionally‚ the health effects of childhood obesity cannot be ignored. For example‚ overweight children are likely to have more risks for different types of cancer‚ including cancer of the colon‚ kidney‚ cervix‚ endometrium‚ ovary and prostate‚ as well as other long-term effects
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and Economics: Obesity in Children Obesity represents a critical health care issue in the U.S. today. Scientists and researchers of the field of reproductive medicine are well aware of the danger that excess body fat hence body weight has to patients. Obese patients have greater occurrences of infertility than their leaner counterparts do. The obese individuals have been noticed to be at a higher risk in case of pregnancy and additional prenatal complications. Obesity is defined as an
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