Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.1‚ 2 The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period.1‚ 2 In 2010‚ more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.1 Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a
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Obesity in America America is the red‚ the blue‚ and the white. We are a great nation with amazing abilities to influence the world. However in the recent years‚ obesity has increased drastically. Over one third of America’s population is obese. (Go Red Flag) In fact‚ obesity is starting to take over America‚ but it needs to come to an end. Obesity can lead to many health problems. For example‚ type two diabetes can be caused from being overweight. Strokes and breast cancer are also possible health
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Public Health Related Problems. OBESITY. . Public health is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public and private‚ communities and individuals. There are different
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Salem AlGuthmi Grammar/ Writing 104 October 23‚ 2013 Obesity America is spending $ 150‚000‚000‚000 on obesity related diseases per year. Obesity is an increasing problem in the United States for many causes such as people not knowing how to eat‚ not knowing what’s in food and misleading marketing. One of the biggest problem of obesity is that people don’t know how to eat food. Most people are uneducated about the food they eat. For example‚ people don’t know about calories
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What is Obesity? Description Obesity is a condition due to too much body fat‚ not too much muscle. It has been described as when a person has a body weight that greater than what is healthy for their height‚ but does not take into account the added weight of the persons muscle mass (Obesity Patient Education‚ 2013). This increased body fat percentage put one at risk for at least 30 different medical conditions. Often‚ too much
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As we know‚ obesity is a serious health problem. It can cause various types of other diseases including heart disease‚ stroke‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes and so on those will shorter our live. How can obesity cause these types of diseases? That is because cholesterols and fats build up in the wall of arteries and the arteries getting narrower and eventually block by the fats. A doctor took the blood sampling of a obese person who eats fast food everyday. The doctor found that there is a layer
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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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breath. In America today this is the reality that many children face. Obesity has become an epidemic in America‚ it has many contributing factors‚ and affects learning abilities but there are preventive manners for it. Although little is being done about obesity‚ its negative effect on children is caused by multitude of factors. The rising numbers of obese children has reached an alarming rate. With many Americans‚ “…‘obesity’…carries the connotation of being extremely overweight. [But] health professionals
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living in more dense environments‚ in cities where they are removed from traditional food sources and dependent on an industrial food supply‚" says Neville Rigby‚ director of policy and public affairs for the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Modernization is causing countries with small populations and few resources to depend on imported‚ often over-processed food. "The Western diet overwhelms‚ and many people are not genetically engineered to cope with this‚" says Rigby. Countries
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Marigondon‚ Lapu-lapu City A Research Work on: Obesity: It’s Primary Causes Effects & Prevention As a partial Fulfillment for the Requirements of the Fourth Grading Period in English lll Presented by: Hazel A. Secop lll-B CPTLE Presented to: Mrs. Estefa Belencio Instructress Submitted on: February 20‚ 2013 Date of Submission I. INTRODUCTION Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation
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