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Obesity When people think of obesity, the first words that pop into their minds are probably fat, or the new popular term “thick”, but obesity has a deeper meaning than that. If a person lets it, obesity can become a disease. Two major factors that leads to obesity are one’s diet and the exercise. As is common knowledge, obesity has recently become a major problem, especially in America, but, obesity can be stopped. Obesity is a disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of…

Should Obesity Be Considered As a Disease? Obesity or mostly known as being overweight is common around the world. ‘Obesity is defined as a complex multifactorial condition characterized by excess body fat’ (Mayo Clinic, 2013). Obesity was first discovered by Hippocrates, the Father of Western Medicine. During ancient Greek time, overweight people are considered to be divine. As time modernize, obesity was believed to cause health dangers such as diabetes, heart attacks and other effects (Begay…

In general, it appears that most companies have a ‘brand’ or ‘image’ associated with their products or goods. Companies employee marketing teams, test groups, researchers and social media gurus to define and target their main consumer group(s). The adage that ‘sex sales’ has been a marketing ploy for many years. To date, Pearl Tobacco was the first to use sex in advertising. An image of a nude lady was an advertisement on a package of tobacco. (Sexuality in advertisement) Do I think, a…

According to the National Institute of Health, 34.9% or 78.6 million of adults and 17%, or 12.7 million of children between the ages of 2-19 are obese (CDC, 2015). The added healthcare costs for obesity total $147 billion, or 21% of total US healthcare costs. If this trend continues, these costs could grow by more than $66 billion dollars by 2030 (NIH, 2013). Obesity isn’t just a financial issue but a health one as well. According to the National Institute of Health, being obese puts…

I successfully lost about 25 kilograms weight during three month at 2014. And I considered this as my greatest accomplishment so far. I made up my mind to keep healthy and on diet at August, 2014. I was closely 100 kg at that time. After three month exerted myself, I finally get my weight down to 75 kg. It was very hard to fight a constant battle with my weight. I tried few times to lose weight before but I failed. I assume that majority of people had the same experience with me. When you say…

A disease is defined as “a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment” according to dictionary.com, and the controversy that America is faced with today is whether or not to consider obesity, one of the top health concerns amongst americans today, a disease or not.…

Do you know anyone overweight, chances are you do and it 's not easy for them. Obesity is all around us from shows such as Biggest Loser and My 600 Pound Life, to diet programs like Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem. Gaining weight is easy, it 's losing weight we Humans are having trouble with. America is one of the major obese country in the world but it 's not the only one that 's obese. Being obese is a serious issue for Americans by causing many health problems and putting an end to this will…

Slim Over 50 So you made it! You 're over the hill now at age 50 and it seems as though you 're carrying around a spare tire or two. The cute little pouch you once had is now fully grown and well, you 're thinking it 's not so cute anymore. In that case, are you thinking about losing the extra weight? Well, as we all know, it 's much harder to get rid of fat once we reach a certain age and at age 50, fat hangs around everywhere! It 's around your stomach, hips, thighs, back and arms.…

Kids can be ridiculous; My little brother is at times preposterously infuriating — don’t get me wrong he’s probably the single most important person in my life — but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t done things that make me want to tackle him and just shout “Why!?” (I mean who doesn’t feel like that about a sibling at some point). One topic me and the little devil clashed on was about how after a shower my little brother would walk out onto the bathroom floor before he dried off. This proceeded to…

Last week my grandmother fell. In one little misstep, she hit the ground breaking both her legs. How is that even possible? She didn’t even trip over anything! Sadly, the cause of such breakage was due to her weak brittle bones. She never made time for exercise during her entire life. She can’t recall a single day when she broke a sweat. This complete lack of exercise caused her bones to become delicate and frail. She always had an excuse and never made time for her body. Sadly, most Americans…