Obesity In Philadelphia Research Paper

Too many people are obese. According to Holly Otterbein in the article “A Map of Obesity in Philadelphia,” from the website phillymag.com, “More than sixty-eight percent of adults and forty-one percent of children between the ages of six and seventeen are overweight or obese.” The Philadelphia Department of Public Health states in the article, “Obesity in Philadelphia,” from the website phila.gov, that “Nationwide, the prevalence of obesity has tripled in the past twenty years.” Obesity has become so common that it is almost ordinary, however, people are only concerned about the health risks that come with it. There are so many health risks that come along with being obese. Philadelphia Department of Public Health said,”Obesity is a major …show more content…
The FCC’s will rotate jobs weekly. They will also be required to work out for 3 hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The workout schedules for each day vary. Mondays’s, the FCC’s have to do and hour of yoga, an hour of weightlifting and then they get to sit in the sauna for an hour. Wednesday’s, they do a half hour of stretching then run for a half hour, ride a bike for a half hour, do trampoline activities for an hour then lastly walk for a half hour. Wednesday’s are the hardest workout days at camp. The camp wanted to make Friday’s a little bit more fun, they have an hour-long Zumba class, walk for an hour then sit in the sauna for the last hour. Tuesday’s and Thursday’s, the FCC’s only have to do an hour and a half of pool …show more content…
Lack of affordable healthy foods in our community is one of the major reasons why people are so overweight. The Department of Public Health backs up that statement by saying, “As nutrient-poor, high-calorie foods have become cheaper and more available, nutritious foods have become relatively more expensive.” What we need to do is to put more affordable nutritious food into our food stores and convenience stores. Instead of having chips, candy and fattening snacks in our schools and stores, we need to offer fruits and vegetables. Also, make the prices of the healthy snacks just as affordable as the chips. The goal of this is to give the people the option to buy the healthier food. A lot of low-income neighborhoods can't afford to spend a ton of money on food. Another idea is to have fruit trucks and not ice cream trucks drive around our community. This is a great way to draw the attention to the healthy snacks. Opening more farmers markets around the community will give more natural foods compared to the processed foods we have in our food stores, and they will be more