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Percentage Americans OW + Obese
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about 68%
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% Children Overweight + Obese
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50%? CHECK PAPER ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY
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General factors affecting obesity
(5 listed C P BEG , see pete beg for food) |
Culture, Genetics, Economics, Politics, Biology/Habits
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Prevention is key esp in children because?
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if they are obese at that age odds are they will remain obese through life
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When did guidelines and assessments for obesity first arise?
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1998
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Obesity Epidemic Article: Key Facts = how recent culture and environment affect obesity?
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Now fast food is more available and has value meals, culture values quantity over quality.
Enviro: its unsafe to play outside as cities more crowded |
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Amish Obesity Rates (despite lots of creams and pastries and hefty diets)
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6-9% obese and only 25% overweight
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in terms of health why is exercise more important than diet ? key data?
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exercise and active lifestyle will definitely improve heart health the most, unfit normal weight has 3x cardiac deaths of fit overweight
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Ideal Exercise Plan?
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some aerobic is key, but weightlifting is essential for maintaining and building healthy lean mass
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Spot Reduction, evidence why its a myth?
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Tennis players have same fat distribution on both arms (more muscle dominant tho).
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At what BMI is it impossible to lose weight conventionally?
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BMI > 40
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Intertia for exercise=
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easing people into exercise by setting simple goals, even just a 10 minute walks. to ease them into normal expectations
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Obesity Overblown Article: "obesity is not an epidemic!"
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just because it takes longer to cause mortality, does not mean it isn't having widespread adverse affects
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